Research Catalog

Title

Historical dictionary of Egypt / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.

Author

Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938-

Publication

Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2013]

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Details

Description

lii, 535 pages : maps; 24 cm.

Summary

Egypt was the first non-Western country to undergo an industrial revolution. It was a major commercial center during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was one of the first countries to have (albeit briefly) a constitutional government. Its struggle for independence was among the earliest in the non-Western world. Its capital, Cairo, has served as a headquarters and a meeting place for nationalist leaders. Its schools and universities attracted students from many other African and Asian countries. For the Arab world, its educational and legal institutions set the pattern that most other Arabic-speaking countries have followed. Its books, magazines, and newspapers circulate widely. Its radio and television broadcasting became the model for other Arab states. The leadership of Jamal Abd al-Nasir and Anwar al-Sadat profoundly influenced other Arab and Third World leaders. And the demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square became the iconic movement for the so-called "Arab Spring" in the rest of the Middle East. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Egypt covers its history from its emergence as an independent actor during the reign of Ali Bey (1760-1772) up to and including the first two years of the Arab Spring (February 2013). This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 hundred cross-referenced entries on of persons, events, institutions, political groups, economic and social conditions, policies, relationships with other countries, ideas, religions, ideologies, and commodities relevant to the modern history of Egypt. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Egypt.

Series Statement

Historical dictionaries of Africa

Uniform Title

Historical dictionaries of Africa (Unnumbered)

Alternative Title

Egypt

Subject

• Since 1517
• Egypt > History > 1517-1882 > Dictionaries
• Egypt > History > 1798- > Dictionaries
• Egypt > History > 1517-1882 > Bibliography
• Egypt > History > 1798- > Bibliography
• Egypt

Genre/Form

• Dictionaries.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-534).

Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Maps -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The Dictionary -- Appendix 1: Political Leaders -- Appendix 2: Weights and Measures.

Call Number

Sc *962.003-G (Goldschmidt, A. Historical dictionary of Egypt)

ISBN

• 9780810861893 (cloth : alkaline paper)
• 0810861895 (cloth : alkaline paper)
• 9780810880252 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2013004954
• 40022949470

OCLC

828193711

Author

Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938-

Title

Historical dictionary of Egypt / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.

Publisher

Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2013]

Edition

Fourth edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Historical dictionaries of Africa

Historical dictionaries of Africa (Unnumbered)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-534).

Chronological Term

Since 1517

Other Standard Identifier

40022949470

Research Call Number

Sc *962.003-G (Goldschmidt, A. Historical dictionary of Egypt)

*R-RMRR DT75 .G65 2013