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The New Mamluks: Egyptian Society and Modern Feudalism (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms)
Amira El-Azh Sonbol
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Paperback. This study of modern Egypt aims to open the debate regarding new terms and methods for understanding the Middle East and Islamic societies. Sonbol shows continuity in the division of Egyptian society into two groups: the "Khassa" which tried to impose a hegemonic culture, and the opposing "Amma". Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
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 to those of the twentieth.
The author explores the division that has existed in modern Egyptian society between two groups: the khassa, a ruling elite that tried to ... Read more
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 to those of the twentieth.
The author explores the division that has existed in modern Egyptian society between two groups: the khassa, a ruling elite that tried to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815628453
SKU
V9780815628453
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