Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt by Abd Al-Rahman Jabarti

Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt by Abd Al-Rahman Jabarti

The multi-volume chronicle of the Cairo scholar Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1753-1825), known in Arabic as caja-'ib al-atha-r fi- al-tara-jim wa-al-akhba-r, which translates roughly as The Most Wondrous Achievements: Biographies and Reports of Events, is the single most important primary source for the history of Egypt over nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule (1517-1882). This text, compiled by editor Jane Hathaway to appeal to the general reader as well as scholars of Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, is a collection of excerpts from al-Jabarti's history, providing a multifaceted overview of Egyptian society during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The selections cover key political developments, including various power struggles and the French occupation, and offer telling glimpses of Egyptian society at large: the role of the Muslim scholar-officials and their interaction with the political authorities; the activities of merchants, shopkeepers, peasants, and tribespeople; the status of women and non-Muslims; and popular reaction to warfare, plagues, natural disasters, food shortages, and price increases.

A general introduction and a brief introductory passage to each major excerpt help to place this indispensable primary source in its proper historical and social context.

Abd al Rahman Al-Jabarti, author (1754-1825) was a renowned Arab historian and writer.

Jane Hathaway, editor (Ohio State University) has edited Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt and provided introductions to books such as The Age of the Caliphs by Bertold Spuler and The Golden Age of Islam by Maurice Lombard, both available from Markus Wiener Publishers.

Abd Al-Rahman Al-Jabarti (1754-1825) was renowed Arab historian and writer, and Egypt's most important and famous historian.He is also author of Napoleon in Egypt.

Jane Hathaway, Ohio State University, edited this book.

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ISBN 13	9781558764477
ISBN 10	155876447X
Title	Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt
Author	Abd Al-Rahman Jabarti
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Year published	2008-12-30
Number of pages	357
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