Posts Tagged ‘Egypt’

Egypt on the Brink

Published February 14th, 2011

Egypt on the Brink
Tarek Osman brings insight to this vivid report on Egypt over the 55 years since President Nasser took control of the country in 1954. Born and raised in Egypt, he tackles with insight the rise of Arab nationalism and radical Islam; the relationship between Muslims and Christians; and perhaps most important of all, the rift
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The Way of Herodotus

Published December 13th, 2010

The Way of Herodotus
A Penguin Classics edition of The Histories in hand, Justin Marozzi journeys from Herodotus’ home town of Halicarnassus (now known as Bodrum), to Baghdad, Babylon, Egypt, Athens and the Peloponnese, weaving tales of his hero with erudite and entertaining modern travel. He even stops to have lunch (and a good deal of Retsina) with the
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