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Author Sayyid-Marsot, Afaf Lutfi.

Title A history of Egypt : from the Arab conquest to the present / Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot
Edition 2nd ed
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : maps
Contents The Arab conquest of Egypt to the end of the Ayyubi dynasty, 639-1250 -- The age of the mamluks, 1250-1516 -- The Ottoman age, 1516-1805 -- The beginning of the state system, 1805-1922 -- The liberal experiment, 1922-52 -- The Nasser years, 1952-70 -- From Sadat to Mubarak, 1970 to the present day
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
Notes "[A] new edition of [the author's] A short history of modern Egypt"--Page [i]
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-181) and index
Notes English
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Subject HISTORY.
Civilization
Politics and government
SUBJECT Egypt -- History -- 640-1882. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041292
Egypt -- History -- 1798- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041299
Egypt -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041265
Egypt -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041317
Subject Egypt
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Sayyid-Marsot, Afaf Lutfi. Short history of modern Egypt
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