A History of Egypt
From the Arab Conquest to the Present

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.

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'A Short History of Modern Egypt is an excellent short book. In under l50 pages, Professor Afaf Marsot has managed to give a coherent picture of Egypt since the Arab-Muslim conquest in the year AD 639 … [she] has told the story of Egypt very ably indeed.' James Piscatori, American Arab Affairs

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Product details

• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Date Published: March 2007
• format: Paperback
• isbn: 9780521700764
• length: 198 pages

• dimensions: 226 x 154 x 12 mm
• weight: 0.33kg
• contains: 2 maps
• availability: Available