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Out of Egypt: A Memoir by Andre Aciman Publisher Comments Aciman has written a touching and affectionate portrait detailing the lives of his flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, Aciman introduces us to the... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory by Andre Aciman Publisher Comments In these fourteen essays Andre Aciman, one of the most poignant stylists of his generation, dissects the experience of loss, moving from his forced departure from Alexandria as a teenager, though his brief stay in Europe and finally to the home he's made... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cairo: City Victorious by Max Rodenbeck Publisher Comments A dazzling cultural excavation of one of the world's greatest cities--from its ancient beginnings, through the heights of medieval splendor, to the present day--by a gifted writer who has spent much of his life in Cairo. The seat of pharaohs and sultans,... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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A History of Egypt: From Earliest Times to the Present by Jason Thompson Publisher Comments In A History of Egypt, Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land of the Pharaohs and the modern-day Arab nation. ... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George James Publisher Comments An attempt to show that the true authors of Greek Philosophy were not the Greeks, but the peoples of... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Out of Egypt: A Memoir by Andre Aciman Publisher Comments This richly colored memoir chronicles the exploits of a flamboyant Jewish family, from its bold arrival in cosmopolitan Alexandria to its defeated exodus three generations later. In elegant and witty prose, André Aciman introduces us to the marvelous... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt by Nina Burleigh Publisher Comments Little more than two hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of much myth and speculation—and no region... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies #24: Between Marriage and the Market by Homa Hoodfar Publisher Comments Homa Hoodfar's richly detailed ethnography provides a rare glimpse into the daily life of Arab Muslim families. Focusing on the impact of economic liberalization policies from 1983 to 1993, she shows the crucial role of the household in survival... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cairo: The City Victorious by Max Rodenbeck Publisher Comments From a noted journalist who has spent much of his life in Cairo, here is a dazzling cultural excavation of that most ancient, colorful, and multifaceted of cities. The seat of pharaohs and sultans, the prize of conquerors from Alexander to Saladin to... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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History of Egypt (2ND 07 Edition) by Al-sayyid Mar Publisher Comments New and updated edition of the successful A Short History of Modern Egypt.... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East by Juan Cole Publisher Comments In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hold on to Your Veil, Fatima!: And Other Snapshots of Life by Sanna Negus Publisher Comments What happened to a former Miss Egypt when she took to wearing the veil under her pilot's cap? Who are the young people posting videos of policemen torturing crime suspects? Where do Coptic Christians celebrate the Holy Family's journey to Egypt? Why is... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Egypt, the Arabs, and the World: Reflections at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century by Hani Shukrallah Publisher Comments In a collection of articles originally published between 1995 and 2011 in Cairo's Al-Ahram Weekly and Ahram Online (as well as in The Guardian and on Salon.com), Egyptian journalist Hani Shukrallah examines his own culture and society during what he... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Egyptians (Peoples of Africa) by Barbara Watterson Publisher Comments This is an account of the Egyptians from the first settlers in the Nile Valley through to the present day. Egypt has the longest, continuous, known history of any country in the world.... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Egypt: A Short History by Robert Tignor Publisher Comments "From Hyksos chariots to Egypt's latest venture in the desert, Egypt: A Short History is vintage Robert Tignor: concise, straightforward, and comprehensive. He manages to introduce primers on the sects of Islam, the trajectory of the Ottoman Empire, and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Brief History of Egypt (08 Edition) by Arthur Goldschmidt Publisher Comments Ancient Egypt was one of the longest-lasting civilizations the world has ever known. While most readers will be familiar with at least parts of ancient Egyptian history, contemporary Egypt and its connections to the ancient civilization are not always... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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RE: Viewing Egypt: Image and Echo by Xavier Roy Synopsis A unique and surprising photographic presentation that invites us to look and think again about what we are seeing... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak: 1981-2011 by Galal Amin Publisher Comments Galal Amin once again turns his attention to the shaping of Egyptian society and the Egyptian state in the half-century and more that has elapsed since the Nasserite revolution, this time focusing on the era of President Mubarak. He looks at corruption... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society #11: The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry by Joel Beinin Publisher Comments In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Joel Beinin examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. A complex and heterogeneous people, Egyptian Jews have become even more diverse as their... (read more) List Price $74.25 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist, 1879-1924 by Huda Shaarawi Publisher Comments In this rare first-hand account of the private world of a Cairo harem during the years before Egypt declared independence in 1922, Shaarawi recalls her childhood and early adult life in the seclusion of an upper-class Egyptian household,... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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