LEADER 04316nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910809870203321 005 20220915180540.0 010 $a0-691-14763-9 010 $a1-283-22745-2 010 $a9786613227454 010 $a1-4008-3982-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400839827 035 $a(CKB)2550000000046131 035 $a(EBL)744111 035 $a(OCoLC)753700845 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000568980 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11395903 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000568980 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10536551 035 $a(PQKB)10518656 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000543549 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12232465 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543549 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10531848 035 $a(PQKB)11174489 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43334 035 $a(DE-B1597)453789 035 $a(OCoLC)979726741 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400839827 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL744111 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10492893 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322745 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC744111 035 $a(PPN)187309779 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000046131 100 $a20100430d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEgypt $ea short history : with a new afterword by the author /$fRobert L. Tignor 205 $aWith a New afterword by the author 210 $aPrinceton ;$aOxford $cPrinceton University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (404 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe land and people -- Egypt during the Old Kingdom -- The Middle and New Kingdoms -- Nubians, Greeks, and Romans, circa 1200 BCE-632 CE -- Christian Egypt -- Egypt within Islamic empires, 639-969 -- Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, 969-1517 -- Ottoman Egypt, 1517-1798 -- Napoleon Bonaparte, Muhammad Ali, and Ismail : Egypt in the nineteenth century -- The British period, 1882-1952 -- Egypt for the Egyptians, 1952-1981 : Nasser and Sadat -- Mubarak's Egypt -- Conclusion : Egypt through the millennia. 330 $aThis is a sweeping, colorful, and concise narrative history of Egypt from the beginning of human settlement in the Nile River valley 5000 years ago to the present day. Accessible, authoritative, and richly illustrated, this is an ideal introduction and guide to Egypt's long, brilliant, and complex history for general readers, tourists, and anyone else who wants a better understanding of this vibrant and fascinating country, one that has played a central role in world history for millennia--and that continues to do so today. Respected historian Robert Tignor, who has lived in Egypt at different times over the course of five decades, covers all the major eras of the country's ancient, modern, and recent history. A cradle of civilization, ancient Egypt developed a unique and influential culture that featured a centralized monarchy, sophisticated art and technology, and monumental architecture in the form of pyramids and temples. But the great age of the pharaohs is just the beginning of the story and Egypt: A Short History also gives a rich account of the tumultuous history that followed--from Greek and Roman conquests, the rise of Christianity, Arab-Muslim triumph, and Egypt's incorporation into powerful Islamic empires to Napoleon's 1798 invasion, the country's absorption into the British Empire, and modern, postcolonial Egypt under Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak.This book provides an indispensable key to Egypt in all its layers--ancient and modern, Greek and Roman, and Christian and Islamic. In a new afterword the author analyzes the recent unrest in Egypt and weighs in on what the country might look like after Mubarak. 606 $aHISTORY / Middle East / Egypt (see also Ancient / Egypt)$2bisacsh 607 $aEgypt$xHistory 607 $aEgypt$xReligion 607 $aEgypt$xPolitics and government 615 7$aHISTORY / Middle East / Egypt (see also Ancient / Egypt). 676 $a962 700 $aTignor$b Robert L$0244769 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809870203321 996 $aEgypt$93987690 997 $aUNINA