This concise new guide to Egyptian history considers not only the ancient past but also the last 200 years of modernization and the evolution of the Egyptian state, right up to contemporary developmen
Confronting Fascism in Egypt offers a new reading of the political and intellectual culture of Egypt during the interwar era. Though scholarship has commonly emphasized Arab political and military sup
Countering the widely held view that many Egyptians were enamored of fascism during the years leading up to World War II, historians Gershoni (U. of Tel Aviv) and Jankowski (U. of Colorado-Boulder) dr
The authors examine the emergence of nationalism among the Egyptian middle class during the l930s and l940s, and its growing awareness of an Arab and Muslim identity. The authors demonstrate how the g
Explores features of Arab nationalism since World War I in terms of the new analytic approaches that have been suggested in recent decades. The 14 essays, from a September 1994 workshop at the Univers
The fourteen original essays in this volume explore the psychological, political, and cultural bases of Arab nationalism since World War I and are arranged around broad themes of study: academic cons
The impossible people who make life’s journey so difficult are everywhere—at the office, in restaurants, on airplanes, living next door, members of your own family. They’re . . . ‧ your “nothing is ev
