Author: M. W. Daly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: egypt, cambridge, history, century, twentieth, volume, vol, modern
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2008-07-10
List price: $61.00
ISBN-10: 0521068843
ISBN-13: 9780521068840
Volume 2 traces Egypt’s modern history from the Ottoman conquest to the present day. Its conclusions reflect the work of older scholarship and indicate present trends and future directions in the historiography of Egypt. The volume’s integrated coverage will make it an ideal reference tool for students, scholars and general readers.
Author: Susanna Thomas
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
Keywords: egypt, ancient, leaders, ahmose, liberator
Number of Pages: 110
Published: 2003-02
List price: $33.25
ISBN-10: 082393599x
ISBN-13: 9780823935994
Author: Carl F. Petry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: egypt, volume, islamic, vol, cambridge, history
Number of Pages: 668
Published: 2008-07-10
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0521068851
ISBN-13: 9780521068857
The Cambridge History of Egypt offers the first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history through thirteen centuries, from the Arab conquest to the present day. The two-volume survey considers the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the world’s oldest state, summarizing the debates and providing insight into current controversies. As today’s Egypt reclaims a leading role in the Islamic, Arab and Afro-Asian worlds, the project stands as testimony to its complex and vibrant past. Volume 1 addresses the period from the Arab invasion in 640 to the Ottom
Author: Carl F. Petry
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: egypt, volume, islamic, vol, cambridge, history
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 1999-02-13
List price: $230.99
ISBN-10: 0521471370
ISBN-13: 9780521471374
The Cambridge History of Egypt offers the first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history through thirteen centuries, from the Arab conquest to the present day. The two-volume survey considers the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the world’s oldest state, summarizing the debates and providing insight into current controversies. As today’s Egypt reclaims a leading role in the Islamic, Arab and Afro-Asian worlds, the project stands as testimony to its complex and vibrant past. Volume 1 addresses the period from the Arab invasion in 640 to the Ottom
Author: John Anthony West
Publisher: Quest Books
Keywords: ancient, egypt, sacred, places, guide, revised, traveler, key
Number of Pages: 498
Published: 1995-12-25
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0835607240
ISBN-13: 9780835607247
Revised edition. A travel guide that explores the spiritual significance of the sights of Egypt.
Authors:Martin W. Daly, M. W. Daly,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: egypt, modern, volume, cambridge, history
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 1999-02-01
List price: $159.99
ISBN-10: 0521472113
ISBN-13: 9780521472111
Volume 2 traces Egypt’s modern history from the Ottoman conquest to the present day. Its conclusions reflect the work of older scholarship and indicate present trends and future directions in the historiography of Egypt. The volume’s integrated coverage will make it an ideal reference tool for students, scholars and general readers.Book DescriptionThe Cambridge History of Egypt offers the first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history from the Arab conquest through thirteen centuries. The two-volume survey considers its political, socio-economic and cultural his
Authors:Sally MacDonald, Michael Rice,
Publisher: UCL Press
Keywords: egypt, ancient, encounters, consuming
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2003-10
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1844720039
ISBN-13: 9781844720033
Egypt has been a marketing marvel with its distinctive, unforgettable motifs scattered around the world as a source of inspiration for literature, the arts, music, architecture, film and so on. Although few of us have studied Egyptology, or even been to Egypt, the country and its history has an immemorial appeal to the masses. These fourteen essays examine how Egypt and Egyptian culture continues to have an influence on modern living, from tourism, souvenirs and advertising, to the Hollywoodisation of Egypt and the mass of books published on Egyptian subjects every year. Why do we continually
