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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784326503321

Autore

Sayyid-Marsot Afaf Lutfi

Titolo

A history of Egypt : from the Arab conquest to the present / / Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007

ISBN

1-107-17247-0

1-280-90949-8

9786610909490

0-511-60757-1

0-511-28553-1

0-511-28627-9

0-511-28393-8

0-511-32116-3

0-511-28473-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Altri autori (Persone)

Sayyid-MarsotAfaf Lutfi

Disciplina

962

Soggetti

Egypt History 640-1882

Egypt History 1798-

Egypt Civilization

Egypt Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.