| Description |
x, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index. |
| Contents |
The land and its people -- Ancient Egypt (c. 10,000 B.C.E.-525 B.C.E.) -- Persian, Greek, Roman, and Arab rule (525 B.C.E.-1250 C.E.) -- Mamluk and Ottoman rule (1230-1798) -- Early westernizing reform (1798-1879) -- The British occupation and nationalist resistance (1879-1918) -- Ambiguous independence (1918-1936) -- The Palestine question and world war II (1936-1952) -- Military rule and Arab nationalism (1952-1961) -- Arab socialism (1961-1971) -- Anwar Sadat (1971-1981) -- Contemporary Egypt (1981-2007). |
| Subject |
Egypt -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780816066728 |
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0816066728 |
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