Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.
1. Introduction, theoretical framework and methodology/approaches -- 2. Who are the lesser notables? : historical background and modes of production and circulation, affiliations, and political roles -- 3. Misr al-Qadima : the popular quarter and the polity of the lesser -- 4. The Muslim Brotherhood, al-Jamm'eyya al-Shar'eyya and networks of support in Misr al-Qadima : the role of the lesser notables -- 5. The dissolved National Democratic Party-affiliated lesser notability in Misr al-Qadima -- 6. Conclusions : reflections on the sociopolitical agency and the prospective role of lesser notabilities in the Egyptian polity.
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This is a study of the networks of political patronage that operate within the urban setting of contemporary Egypt, looking in particular at the activities of the ruling NDP and the opposition Muslim Brotherhood.