A history of Egypt from the Arab conquest to the present day.

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 -- E

Chronicles the history of Egyptian politics, economics, social and cultural developments from ancient times to the present.

With almost every news broadcast, we are reminded of the continuing instability of the Middle East, where state collapse, civil wars, and terrorism have combine

Focusing mainly on the last two centuries, but covering everything fromutankhamon to the tourist industry, this book draws on both original sourceaterial and th