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This handbook provides an overview of the society, culture, geography, history, and politics of contemporary Egypt.

Egypt

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12th+

POST SECONDARY FOUR YEAR

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EGYPT

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
About the Author and Contributors.
Note on Transliteration.
Acknowledgments.
1: Geography.
2: Introduction.
3: Physical Landscapes.
4: State Formation.
5: Human Landscapes.
6: Geopolitics.
7: Conclusion.
8: History.
9: Chronology.
10: Ancient Egypt.
11: Predynastic and Old Kingdom.
12: First Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom, and Second Intermediate Period.
13: New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period.
14: Late Period: Rise of Foreign Domination.
15: Hellenic, Roman, and Coptic.
16: Ptolemaic and Roman Rule.
17: Coptic Egypt.
18: Medieval Egypt.
19: Islamic Conquest and Umayyad Rule.
20: Abbasid Revolution.
21: The Fatimids and Ayyubids.
22: The Mamluks.
23: Ottoman Egypt.
24: Direct Rule and Mamluk Resurgence.
25: The Beylicate.
26: The French Invasion.
27: Modern Egypt.
28: Age of Muhammad Ali.
29: Ibrahim, Abbas, and Said: The Beginnings of a Dynasty.
30: Ismail the Magnificent.
31: British Occupation: The Veiled Protectorate.
32: World War I, the Protectorate, and the 1919 Revolution.
33: The Liberal Era.
34: Revolution.
35: Sadat and Infitah.
36: The Mubarak Years.
37: Government and Politics.
38: Independence and Egypt&#x2019;s Liberal Era: 1922&#x2013;1952.
39: Nostalgia.
40: The Liberal Experiment and Triangular Politics.
41: Hollow Substitutes for Democracy, 1952&#x2013;1976.
42: The Revolution.
43: The Liberation Rally, National Union, and Arab Socialist Union.
44: The Harsh Reality of Nasserist Authoritarianism and the June War.
45: Sadat: The Early Years, Consolidating Power.
46: Infitah Politics, Mid-1970s to 2000s.
47: Controlled Democracy under Sadat.
48: Mubarak: A Path Clearly Beaten or a Clearly Beaten Path, the First Decade.
49: Elections of the 1990s and the Early 2000s.
50: Dynamism and Stagnation in Recent Politics, 2000 to Present.
51: Egypt&#x2019;s Court System.
52: Conclusion.
53: Economy.
54: Overview.
55: The Egyptian Economy Today.
56: Egypt&#x2019;s Economic Structure.
57: Egypt&#x2019;s Industry.
58: Egypt&#x2019;s Industrial Revolutions.
59: Corruption and Revolution.
60: Egypt&#x2019;s Industries after the Revolution.
61: Labor.
62: Labor Market Conditions in 2012.
63: Labor Laws and Unemployment.
64: Trade, Finance, and Banque-Misr.
65: The Egyptian Financial System.
66: Recruiting Diverse Investors for Banque-Misr (Deeb 1976).
67: Joint-Stock Companies Established by Banque-Misr 1929&#x2013;1939 (Banque-Misr 2012).
68: Religious Guidelines for Banking.
69: Banque-Misr Achievements, 1920&#x2013;1960.
70: Trade and Finance, 1960&#x2013;2011.
71: January 2011 and Its Impact on the Financial Situation.
72: Society.
73: Religion and Thought.
74: Islam: A Way of Life.
75: Islam: The Basics.
76: Islam: A Religion of Social Justice, the Origins.
77: Islam: The Misunderstood Aspects.
78: The Copts in Egypt.
79: Forgotten Citizens: Jews of Egypt.
80: We Cannot be Citizens Because There is No Field.
81: Popular Religion: Sufism and Other Trends.
82: Social Classes and Ethnicity.
83: Ancient Egyptian Society: Setting the Stage.
84: The Riddle of Modern Egyptian Identity.
85: Race, Religion, and Class.
86: Nineteenth-Century Change.
87: From the 1919 Revolution to the 1952 Revolution.
88: Social Class in the Era of Infitah.
89: Women.
90: Introduction.
91: 1800&#x2013;1848.
92: 1848 to World War I.
93: World War I, 1919 Revolution, and Egypt&#x2019;s Liberal Era.
94: 1952 to Present.
95: Culture, Religion, and Marriage.
96: Education.
97: Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish Traditional Education.
98: The Birth of the Modern Educational System.
99: The Egyptian Mind Occupied.
100: Liberal Era.
101: Education after the Revolution.
102: Culture.
103: Language.
104: A History.
105: Language and Education.
106: Arabic in Egypt Today.
107: Etiquette.
108: Overview.
109: Proverbs.
110: Literature.
111: Writers in Poetry and Fiction.
112: Respected Writers of the Past.
113: The Woman&#x2019;s Role in Egyptian Life and Literature.
114: Female Writers.
115: Latest Trends and Writers.
116: Literary Journals and Magazines.
117: The New Literature: Literary Blogosphere and Online Presence.
118: Authors in Exile.
119: New Wave Publishers and Bookshops to Whet the Reader&#x2019;s Appetite.
120: Art and Architecture.
121: Overview.
122: Production and Reception of Egyptian Art.
123: Egyptology and Egyptomania.
124: Art Museums with Significant Collections of Egyptian Art.
125: Egyptian Music.
126: Ancient Egyptian Music.
127: Coptic Music.
128: Arab Music.
129: Modern Music.
130: Food.
131: From Ancient to Modern.
132: Today&#x2019;s Table.
133: Holiday Foods.
134: Recipe Appendix.
135: Sports and Leisure.
136: Introduction.
137: Coffee, Tea, and Coffeehouses.
138: Traditional Celebrations.
139: Less Time for Fun and Games, New Venues for Play.
140: Leveling the Playing Field.
141: Soccer: The Great Rivalry and International Competition.
142: Vacations and Leisure.
143: Popular, Youth, and Consumer Culture.
144: Consuming Desires.
145: New Shopping Districts.
146: From Nationalization to Infitah.
147: The Rise of the Mall and New Fashion Trends.
148: The New Coffeehouse Culture.
149: Internet Culture.
150: Nightlife: Bars, Clubs, and Discotheques.
151: Performing Arts: Theater, Dance, Film.
152: Theater: The Beginnings.
153: Shadow Theater.
154: From the French Invasion to the British Occupation.
155: The Pinnacle of Egyptian Theater, 1882&#x2013;1952.
156: Theater after the 1952 Revolution.
157: Dance.
158: Film.
159: Contemporary Issues.
160: Before and after the Revolution.
161: January 25 Movement.
162: Peace with Israel and the Gaza Border.
163: HIV and AIDS.
164: Women, Population, and the Controversy over Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
165: The City of Garbage, Swine Flu, and the Culling of the Pigs.
166: Sectarian Conflict.
167: Death of Shaykh Tantawi, a Voice of Mediation.
168: Jihad, the U.S.&#x2013;Egyptian Relations, and Hope in Obamania.
169: Egypt: Solving Problems and the Little Car that could.
170: Kick Back, Relax, and Watch.
Glossary and Abbreviations.
Facts and Figures.
Major Holidays in Egyptian Culture.
Egypt-Related Organizations.
Annotated Bibliography.
Thematic Index.
Index.

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