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A History of Egypt

From the Arab Conquest to the Present

By: Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot

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A History of Egypt

From the Arab Conquest to the Present

By: Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot

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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Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

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Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

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In the late eighteenth century, decentralized and chaotic government in Egypt allowed women a freedom of action that has not been equaled until recent times. Delving extensively into archival sources, Afaf Marsot presents the first comprehensive picture of women's status and opportunities in this period. Marsot makes important connections between forms of government, economic possibilities, and gender relations, showing how political instability allowed women to acquire property, independent of males, as a hedge against political uncertainty. She traces the linkages that women formed among themselves and with the ulama (non-Ottoman native elites) who aided and supported them. The book concludes with a comparison of women's status in the nineteenth century, when the introduction of European institutions that did not recognize their legal existence marginalized women, causing them to have to rely on men as major breadwinners. These important findings about the relationship between forms of government and the status of women will be of interest to a wide audience.

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University of Texas Press

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A Short History of Modern Egypt

By: Afaf Lutfi Sayyid-Marsot

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A history of Egypt from the Arab conquest to the present day.

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Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

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Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

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This account of Egyptian society traces the economic reasons for Muhammad Ali's rise to power and the effects of his regime on Egypt's development as a nation state.

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Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

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Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

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Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

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This account of Egyptian society traces the economic reasons for Muhammad Ali's rise to power and the effects of his regime on Egypt's development as a nation state.

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A Short History of Modern Egypt

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A history of Egypt from the Arab conquest to the present day.

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Book's by Afaf Lutfi Al-Sayyid Marsot

A History of Egypt

A History of Egypt

A History of Egypt

A History of Egypt

Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

A Short History of Modern Egypt

A Short History of Modern Egypt

Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

Women and Men in Late Eighteenth-Century Egypt

Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali

A Short History of Modern Egypt

A Short History of Modern Egypt

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