First study to cover the whole of this period and focus on both social change and cultural/religious life The period is crucial to understanding modern Egyptian
This volume is a collection of studies by leading historians on central aspects of the Mamluk Empire of Egypt and Syria (1250-1517), and of Ottoman Egypt (16th-
The sixteenth century was a watershed in Egyptian history. After being the center of powerful Islamic empires for centuries, Egypt was conquered in 1517 and mad
This text gives an overview of Egyptian society during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It covers key political developments, including various power st