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A History of Egypt
by Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid Marsot
- HISTORY
- 2007
- PAPER
- 184 PAGES
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Marsot, a professor at the University of California, begins his concise history with the Arab conquest of Egypt in 639 and continues through the Nassar years, Sadat and Mubarak. He presents the history of modern Egypt as a history of living under imperial rule, shedding light on the character of the culture, politics and society of its people. Now in an updated second edition.
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