Modern Egypt: The Formation Of A Nation-state
- ISBN-10
- 086531182X
- ISBN-13
- 9780865311824
- Series
- Modern Egypt
- Category
- History / Middle East / General
- Pages
- 211
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988-08-11
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing
- Author
- Arthur Goldschmidt
Description
This book is centered on Egypt's relatively early development as a nation and as a state and is written in language readily understandable to students or adult readers without prior background in Egyptian history, society, and culture.
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