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Samir Amin is a famous political author from Egypt. Born on 3rd September, 1931, Samir Amin is known across the globe for his literary works.
Works of Samir Amin: Apart from other creative writings, Samir Amin has also written an autobiography. He has distinctly mentioned that due to political involvement he was unable to devote more time to his studies. Here are some of the popular books written by Samir Amin:
- Trois expériences africaines de développement: le Mali, la Guinée et le Ghana...1965
- L’impérialisme et le développement inégal (translation: Imperialism and unequal development)...1976
- Transforming the world-economy? : nine critical essays on the new international economic order...1984
- Transforming the revolution: social movements and the world system ...1990
- Spectres of capitalism: a critique of current intellectual fashions...1999
Some of the latest works of Samir Amin include:
- Beyond US Hegemony: Assessing the Prospects for a Multipolar World...2006
- The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World...2004
- Europe and the Arab world; patterns and prospects for the new relationship...2005
- L’hégémonisme des États-Unis et l’effacement du projet européen..2000
Personal life of Samir Amin: Samir Amin spent his earlier days mostly in Port Said, Cairo where he attended a French High School. Samir Amin studied in Paris from 1947 to 1957. He earned his diploma in political science in 1952. Later he graduated in economics and statistics in the year 1957 and 1956 respectively. He submitted his thesis in 1957. After completing his studies he returned to Cairo.
Samir Amin joined the French Communist Party during his college days. But later he drifted from Soviet Marxism and became more interested in the Maoist circles. Etudiants Anticolonialistes was a magazine that he published with his associated while studying in the university. Samir Amin served as research officer at the government 'Institution for Economic Management' after returning to Cairo.
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