A history of Egypt : from the Arab conquest to the present / Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot.
Egypt occupies a central position in the Arab world. Its borders between sand and sea have existed for millennia and yet, until 1952, the country was ruled by foreigners. Afaf al-Sayyid Marsot explores the paradoxes of Egypt's history in an updated edition of her successful A Short History of M...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: | Egypt occupies a central position in the Arab world. Its borders between sand and sea have existed for millennia and yet, until 1952, the country was ruled by foreigners. Afaf al-Sayyid Marsot explores the paradoxes of Egypt's history in an updated edition of her successful A Short History of Modern Egypt. Charting the years from the Arab conquest, through the age of the Mamluks, Egypt's incorporation into the Ottoman Empire, the liberal experiment in constitutional government in the early twentieth century, followed by the Nasser and Sadat years, the new edition takes the story up to the present day. During the Mubarak era, Egyptians have seen major changes with the rise of globalization and its effects on their economy, the advent of new political parties, the entrenchment of Islamic fundamentalism and the consequent changing attitudes to women. This short history is ideal for students and travelers. |
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| Item Description: | "[A] new edition of [the author's] A short history of modern Egypt"--Page [i] |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-181) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511286278 0511286279 9780511607578 0511607571 0511282338 9780511282331 0511285531 9780511285530 051128473X 9780511284731 1107172470 9781107172470 1280909498 9781280909498 9786610909490 6610909490 0511283938 9780511283932 0511321163 9780511321160 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511607578 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |