The Cambridge history of Egypt. Volume 1, 640-1517 / edited by Carl F. Petry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Petry, Carl F., 1943- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--640-1250.

Egypt.

Egypt--History--1250-1517.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 645 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Summary:

The Cambridge History of Egypt offers the first comprehensive English-language treatment of Egyptian history through thirteen centuries, from the Arab conquest to the present day. The two-volume survey considers the political, socio-economic and cultural history of the world's oldest state, summarizing the debates and providing insight into controversies. As Egypt reclaims a leading role in the Islamic, Arab and Afro-Asian worlds, the project stands as testimony to its complex and vibrant past. Volume 1 addresses the period from the Arab invasion in 640 to the Ottoman conquest in 1517. It opens with a discussion of the preceding centuries to illustrate the legacy of ancient Egypt, and then progresses chronologically according to the major dynastic episodes. Authors have been encouraged to address their topics in the light of new research.

Contents:

Egypt under Roman rule: the legacy of ancient Egypt / Robert K. Ritner

Egypt on the eve of the Muslim conquest / Walter E. Kaegi

Egypt as a province in the Islamic caliphate, 641-868 / Hugh Kennedy

Autonomous Egypt from Ibn Tūlūn to Kāfūr, 868-969 / Thierry Bianquis

The Ismā'īlī Da'wa and the Fātimid caliphate / Paul E. Walker

The Fātimid state, 969-1171 / Paula A. Sanders

The non-Muslim communities: Christian communities / Terry G. Wilfong

The non-Muslim communities: the Jewish community / Norman A. Stillman

The crusader era and the Ayyūbid dynasty / Michael Chamberlain

The Bahrī Mamlūk sultanate, 1250-1390 / Linda S. Northrup

The regime of the Circassian Mamlūks / Jean-Claude Garcin

The monetary history of Egypt, 642-1517 / Warren C. Schultz

Art and architecture in the medieval period / Irene A. Bierman

Culture and society during the late Middle Ages / Jonathan P. Berkey

Historiography of the Ayyūbid and Mamlūk epochs / Donald P. Little

Egypt in the world system of the later Middle Ages / R. Stephen Humphreys

The military institution and innovation in the late Mamlūk period / Carl F. Petry

The Ottoman occupation / Michael Winter

The Rulers of Egypt, 254-922/868-1517.

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ISBN:

9781139053372 (ebook)

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