03407nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10492893 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100430s2010 njuabf sb 001 0 eng d 2010017939 9780691147635 (hc : alk. paper) 0691147639 (hc : alk. paper) 9780691153070 9781400839827 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)759158596 f-ua--- DT77 .T54 2010eb 962 22 Tignor, Robert L. Egypt [electronic resource] : a short history : with a new afterword by the author / Robert L. Tignor. Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2010. xiii, 363 p., [16] p. of col. plates : col. ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references and index. The land and people -- Egypt during the Old Kingdom -- The Middle and New Kingdoms -- Nubians, Greeks, and Romans, circa 1200 BCE-632 CE -- Christian Egypt -- Egypt within Islamic empires, 639-969 -- Fatimids, Ayyubids, and Mamluks, 969-1517 -- Ottoman Egypt, 1517-1798 -- Napoleon Bonaparte, Muhammad Ali, and Ismail : Egypt in the nineteenth century -- The British period, 1882-1952 -- Egypt for the Egyptians, 1952-1981 : Nasser and Sadat -- Mubarak's Egypt -- Conclusion : Egypt through the millennia. "This is a sweeping, colorful, and concise narrative history of Egypt from the beginning of human settlement in the Nile River valley 5,000 years ago to the present day. Accessible, authoritative, and richly illustrated, this is an ideal introduction and guide to Egypt's long, brilliant, and complex history for general readers, tourists, and anyone else who wants a better understanding of this vibrant and fascinating country, one that has played a central role in world history for millenni�a�and that continues to do so today." "Respected historian Robert Tignor, who has lived in Egypt at different times over the course of five decades, covers all the major eras of the country's ancient, modern, and recent history. A cradle of civilization, ancient Egypt developed a unique and influential culture that featured a centralized monarchy, sophisticated art and technology, and monumental architecture in the form of pyramids and temples. But the great age of the pharaohs is just the beginning of the story and Egypt: A Short History also gives a rich account of the tumultuous history that followe�d�from Greek and Roman conquests, the rise of Christianity, Arab-Muslim triumph, and Egypt's incorporation into powerful Islamic empires to Napoleon's 1798 invasion, the country's absorption into the British Empire, and modern, postcolonial Egypt under Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak." "This book provides an indispensable key to Egypt in all its layer�s�ancient and modern, Greek and Roman, and Christian and Islamic."--BOOK JACKET. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Egypt History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10492893 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 228166 228166