The Cambridge History of Egypt 2 Volume Set

The first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history for student and scholarly reference.

M. W. Daly (Author), Carl F. Petry (Author)

9780521633130, Cambridge University Press

, published 18 December 1998

1144 pages
24 x 16 x 7.4 cm, 1.98 kg

'There is much that is fresh and stimulating here, a mixture of fact and interpretation that conveys a considerable amount of information in a generally digestible form, and which, in total, manages to identify the critical moments and enduring themes in Egypt's long history since the Arab invasions of the seventeenth century AD. The book is also admirably up to date, in two senses. First, the coverage continues to around 1995 and the third presidential term of Hosni Murbank, setting the scene for recent research, which often, hardly by chance, is the work of the various contributors themselves. The Cambridge History of Egypt is largely the product of a new generation of Middle East historians and reflects a vitality across the field.' The Times Literary Supplement

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, written by international experts, considers the political, socio-economic, and cultural history of the world's oldest state, summarising the debates and providing insight into current controversies. Implicit in the project is the need to treat Egypt's history as a continuum and at the heart of any regional comparisons. As Egypt reclaims a leading role in the Islamic, Arab and Afro-Asian worlds, the project stands as testimony to its complex and vibrant past. Its balanced and integrated coverage will make an ideal reference tool for students, scholars, and general readers.

Volume 1: 1. Egypt under Roman rule: the legacy of Ancient Egypt Robert K. Ritner
2. Egypt on the eve of the Muslim conquest Walter E. Kaegi
3. Egypt as a province in the Islamic Caliphate, 641–868 Hugh Kennedy
4. Autonomous Egypt from Ibn Tulun to Kafur, 868–969 Thierry Bianquis
5. The Ismaili Da'wa and the Fatimid Caliphate Paul E. Walker
6. The Fatimid state, 969–1171 Paula A. Sanders
7. The non-Muslim communities: the Christian community Terry G. Wilfong
8. The non-Muslim communities: the Jewish community Norman A. Stillman
9. The Crusader era and the Ayubbid dynasty Michael Chamberlain
10. The Bahri Mamluk Sultanate, 1250–1390 Linda S. Northrup
11. The regime of the Circassian Mamluks Jean-Claude Garcin
12. The monetary history of Egypt, 642–1517 Warren C. Schultz
13. Art and architecture in the medieval period Irene A. Bierman
14. Culture and society during the late Middle Ages Jonathan P. Berkey
15. Historiography of the Ayyubid and Mamluk epochs Donald P. Little
16. Egypt in the world system of the later Middle Ages R. Stephen Humphreys
17. The military institution and innovation in the late Mamluk period Carl F. Petry
18. The Ottoman occupation Michael Winter. Volume 2: 1. Ottoman Egypt, 1525–1609 Michael Winter
2. Egypt in the seventeenth century Jane Hathaway
3. Egypt in the eighteenth century Daniel Crecelius
4. Culture in Ottoman Egypt Nell Hanna
5. The French occupation of Egypt, 1798–1801 Daniel Dykstra
6. The era of Mehmed Ali Pasha, 1805–48 Khaled Fahmy
7. Egypt under the successors of Muhammad Ali F. Robert Hunter
8. The Egyptian empire, 1805–85 Hassan Ahmed Ibrahim
9. The Urabi revolution and the British conquest, 1879–82 Donald Malcolm Reid
10. The British occupation, 1882–1922 M. W. Daly
11. Social and economic change in the 'long nineteenth century' Ehud Toledano
12. Egypt's liberal age Selma Botman
13. Egypt: society and economy, 1923–52 Joel Beinin
14. Republican Egypt interpreted: revolution and beyond Alain Roussillon
15. Modern Egyptian culture in the Arab world Paul Starkey.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]