New Mamluks: Egyptian Society and Modern Feudalism

by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol

Book Overview

This study of modern Egypt opens the debate regarding new terms and methods for understanding the Middle East and Islamic societies. Amira el-Azhary Sonbol has produced an analytical history of Egypt from the time before Muhammad Ali to the present day. Using local idioms and terms such as khassa and 'amma, iltazim and fa'iz, she has developed a methodology that is more meaningful because it ties events of the eighteenth century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815628455
• ISBN13: 9780815628453
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"