This book provides an avenue for students to explore the Nile-the world's longest river-and better understand its larger role in society in the past, present, and future.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Frontispiece.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Thematic Essays.
1: Geography of the Nile.
2: History of the Nile.
3: Religions of the Nile.
4: Politics and the Nile.
5: Culture of the Nile.
6: Legends about the Nile.
7: Environmental Issues of the Nile.
8: Controversies of the Nile.
Topical Entries.
9: A.
10: ‘Abd Al-Halim Hafiz (1929–1977).
11: Abu Simbel.
12: Abydos.
13: Ahmad Rifa’at Tahtawi (1801–1873).
14: Ahmad ‘Urabi (1841–1911).
15: Alexandria.
16: Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi (1935–Present).
17: Ancient Egyptian Religion.
18: Aswan.
19: Aswan Dam, Low and High.
20: Atbara River.
21: B.
22: Bahr Al-Ghazal River.
23: Baker, Samuel (1821–1893), and Baker, Florence (1841–1916).
24: Barring, Sir Evelyn (Lord Cromer) (1841–1917).
25: Blue Nile River.
26: Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769–1821).
27: Bruce, James (1730–1794).
28: Buganda.
29: Bujagali Falls.
30: Bunyoro.
31: Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821–1890).
32: C.
33: Cairo.
34: Cataracts of the Nile.
35: Churchill, Winston (1874–1965).
36: Coptic Christianity.
37: Coptic Churches and Monasteries.
38: Coptic Museum.
39: D.
40: Damietta.
41: Dendara.
42: Dinka.
43: Disuq.
44: E.
45: Edfu.
46: Egyptian Gods.
47: Egyptology.
48: Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer) (1840–1892).
49: Ethiopia (Abyssinia).
50: F.
51: Fashoda (Kodok).
52: Fayyum.
53: Felucca (Falukkah).
54: G.
55: Giza.
56: Gonder.
57: Gondokoro.
58: Gordon, Charles George (1833–1885).
59: Grant, James Augustus (1827–1892).
60: H.
61: Haile Selassie I (R. 1916–1974).
62: Hasan Al-Turabi (1932–2016).
63: History of Egypt: Ancient.
64: History of Egypt: Islamic Period.
65: History of Egypt: Ptolemaic and Roman Periods.
