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OverviewFull Product DetailsPublisher: The American University in Cairo PressImprint: The American University in Cairo Press ISBN: 9789774169038ISBN 10: 9774169034 Pages: 494 Publication Date: 18 December 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Chronology Maps 1. The Gift of the Nile 2. The Birth of Egyptian Civilization: Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt 3. The Old Kingdom 4. The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom 5. The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom 6. The Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period 7. Ptolemaic Egypt 8. Egypt in the Roman Empire 9. Coptic Egypt 10. The Advent of Islam 11. The Fatimids and Ayyubids 12. The Mamluks 13. Egypt in the Ottoman Empire 14. The Birth of Modern Egypt 15. Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt 16. The British Occupation of Egypt 17. The Parliamentary Era 18. Nasser 19. Sadat 20. Mubarak 21. Postscript to Revolution Notes Recommended Reading Image SourcesReviewsIntended to offer travelers especially a basic background in Egyptian history, Thompson's survey fluidly relates thousands of years of time. . . . An excellent introduction to Egyptian history. -Gilbert Taylor, Booklist, A remarkable work of synthesis, cohesion, and understanding. -Al-Ahram Weekly, [An] excellent summation of the flow of Egyptian history. -Egyptian Archaeology, [The] dearth of comprehensive histories is answered handsomely by Thompson's survey. -Saudi Aramco World ""“Intended to offer travelers especially a basic background in Egyptian history, Thompson’s survey fluidly relates thousands of years of time. . . . An excellent introduction to Egyptian history.”—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist, """"A remarkable work of synthesis, cohesion, and understanding.""""—Al-Ahram Weekly, """"[An] excellent summation of the flow of Egyptian history.""""—Egyptian Archaeology, """"[The] dearth of comprehensive histories is answered handsomely by Thompson's survey.""""—Saudi Aramco World"" Author InformationJason Thompson is the author of Sir Gardiner Wilkinson and His Circle, Edward William Lane (AUC Press, 2010), and Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology (3 vols.; AUC Press, 2015, 2018). He is the editor of Edward William Lane’s Description of Egypt (AUC Press, 2000) and An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (AUC Press, 2003). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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