A History of Egypt: From the Arab Conquest to the Present
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Al-Sayyid Marsot, Afaf Lutfi / Sayyid-Marsot, Afaf Lutfi / Afaf Lutfi, Al-Sayyid Marsot, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Egypt occupies a central position in ong>theong> Arab world. Its borders between sand and sea have existed for millennia and yet, until , ong>theong> country was ruled by foreigners. Afaf al-Sayyid Marsot explores ong>theong> paradoxes of Egypt's history in a new edition of her successful A Short History of Modern Egypt. Charting ong>theong> years from ong>theong> Arab conquest, through ong>theong> age of ong>theong> Mamluks, Egypt's incorporation into ong>theong> Ottoman Empire, ong>theong> liberal experiment in constitutional government in ong>theong> early twentieth century, followed by ong>theong> Nasser and Sadat years, ong>theong> new edition takes ong>theong> story up to ong>theong> present day. During ong>theong> Mubarak era, Egyptians have seen major changes with ong>theong> rise of globalization and its effects on ong>theong>ir economy, ong>theong> advent of new political parties, ong>theong> entrenchment of Islamic fundamentalism and ong>theong> consequent changing attitudes to women. This short history is ideal for students and travelers.