Its nine chapters focus on the study of Egyptian politics since the beginning of the nineteenth century, with the emergence of signs of illness in the body of the Ottoman Empire and the increasing influence of European powers. The book also discusses the openness of culture and intellectuals to new ideas, and the relationship between culture and politics, after a historical review of the Egyptians' relationship with power and the military during successive periods of change in Egypt's rule, and the role of the intellectual and their influence on social, cultural, and revolutionary transformations.
