Egypt, 1798-1952 (RLE Egypt): Her Advance Towards a Modern Identity

Egypt was the first of the Arab-speaking Muslim countries to come into close contact with modern European states. The experience was not a particularly happy one. It resulted in political and economic subjugation and in the breakdown of her traditional culture and society: but it led also to her emancipation from the Ottoman Empire and to the eventual development of a modern and autonomous Egyptian identity.

The central aim of this book is to trace the history of Egypt during this period of ...