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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461751403321

Autore

Goldschmidt Arthur <1938->

Titolo

Modern Egypt : the formation of a nation-state / / Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo. : , : Westview Press, , 2004

ISBN

0-429-96353-X

1-283-28573-8

9786613285737

0-8133-4604-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 p.)

Disciplina

962

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Egypt History 1798-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Napoleon and Mehmet Ali -- The rise of western influence -- The British occupation -- Nationalist resistance -- Egypt's ambiguous independence -- The turning point -- The 1952 revolution -- The revolution matures -- The socialist phase -- The opening and the crossing -- Living with the legacy of the revolution.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is centered on Egypt's relatively early development as a nation and as a state and is written in language readily understandable to students or adult readers without prior background in Egyptian history, society, and culture.