The Modern History of Egypt

Panayiotis J. Vatikiotis

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969 - History - 512 pages

Contents

• Land and People: 3
• The Establishment of Islam in Egypt: 13
• The first European impact: 33
• Muhammad Ali the modernising autocrat: 49
• Ismail the impatient Europeaniser: 74
• Modern Education and the first Egyptian intellectuals: 90
• Constitutionalism rebellion and occupation: 126
• Journalism and the Press: 165
• Religious reform and Islamic political sentiment: 176
• Stirrings of secular liberalism: 204
• The struggle for independence 191922: 239
• Experiment in constitutional government 192339: 265
• The Attack upon tradition: 292
• The Failure of Liberalism and the reaction against: 315
• Prelude to revolution 193952: 343
• Revolution and republic 195262: 374
• Education and culture: 413
• The problem of legacies: 447
• Notes: 455
• Bibliography: 488
• Maps: 499

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Modern History of Egypt; Volume 6 of Asia-Africa series of modern histories; The Praeger Asia-Africa Series; Weidenfeld and Nicolson Asia-Africa series
• Author: Panayiotis J. Vatikiotis
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Feb 13, 2009
• ISBN: 0297165704, 9780297165705
• Length: 512 pages
• Subjects: History / Africa / General