Michael Winter's book presents a panoramic view of Ottoman Egypt from the overthrow of the Mamluk Sultanate in 1517 to Bonaparte's invasion of 1798 and the begi

This volume is a collection of studies by leading historians on central aspects of the Mamluk Empire of Egypt and Syria (1250-1517), and of Ottoman Egypt (16th-

First study to cover the whole of this period and focus on both social change and cultural/religious life The period is crucial to understanding modern Egyptian

The sixteenth century was a watershed in Egyptian his- tory. After being the center of powerful Islamic empires for centuries, Egypt was conquered in 1517 and m

This text gives an overview of Egyptian society during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It covers key political developments, including various power st