The Cambridge History of Egypt (Volume 2) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521472113 ISBN 13: 9780521472111

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description:

The 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 history, summarising the debates and providing insight into current controversies. 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 an ideal reference tool for students, scholars and general readers.

Review:

"It is a pleasure to crack the pages of The Cambridge History of Egypt, a new, long-ovedue enterprise in a venerable series." The Historian

"...an exceedingly valuable, comprehensive, and readable source for serious students and faculty interested in greater depth, more recent scholarship, and bibliographic reference." Choice

"...a compilation that will surely rank as a standard work in the literature." Journal of Palestine Studies

"...Petrie, Daly, and their many authors do an excellent job of offering a traditional history (dates and kings, culture and economics)..." Middle East Quarterly

"...a valuable book." James Janowski, American Historical Review

"It is a pleasure to crack the pages of The Cambridge History of Egypt, a new, long-overdue enterprise in a venerable series." Virginia H. Aksan, Historian

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521472113
• ISBN 13: 9780521472111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 478
• Editor: Daly M. W.