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King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, possessed extraordinary wealth. The grand temple he built in Jerusalem was covered in gold from the porch to the inner sanctum, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Long before H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel King Solomon's Mines unleashed gold fever more than a century ago, many had sought to find the source of the great king's wealth. In this new adventure-"a hybrid of Indiana Jones and Herodotus"...
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Durable authoritarian rule often rests on the co-optation of challengers. The conventional story is straightforward: rulers entice opposition groups to "sell out," offering them benefits if they set aside their antiauthoritarian aspirations and become part of the system. However, co-optation does not always neutralize former adversaries, and even seemingly domesticated opponents can turn on their rulers. Co-optation does weaken opposition-but it is...
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An invitation to come face to face with the incarnate female power of ancient Egypt. Sekhmet was ancient Egypt's leonine Netjeret (Goddess) who embodied incarnate female power. Sekhmet brought plague and pestilence to the land as well as conferred healing and protection upon her followers. From her ancient origins, to the present day, many have been fascinated by Sekhmet's fierce image and uncompromising destructive powers. This book explores Sekhmet's...
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Mine Ener was Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History and Islamic Civilization at Villanova University. She was a coeditor of Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts.
This richly textured social history recovers the voices and experiences of poor Egyptians--beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed--giving them a history for the first time. As Mine Ener tells their fascinating stories alongside those of reformers, tourists, politicians,...
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A biography of the "Cinderella" of Egyptian cinema, the veneration and rumors that surrounded an unparalleled career, and the gendered questions that unsettled Egyptian society.
Layla Murad (1918-1995) was once the highest-paid star in Egypt, and her movies were among the top-grossing in the box office. She starred in 28 films, nearly all now classics in Arab musical cinema. In 1955 she was forced to stop acting and struggled for decades for a comeback....
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Extrait : "La situation de la république avait changé ; une seule campagne venait de replacer la France à la tête des nations ; et la ligue des rois de l'Europe, vaincue à Montenotte, à Millésimo, à Castiglione, terrassée, après une lutte de trois jours, aux champs d'Arcole, avait été obligée de subir le traité de Campo-Formio ; la révolution était sanctionnée par des signatures royales ; la monarchie et la démocratie venaient, pour...
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The award-winning journalist and longtime Cairo resident delivers a "meticulous, passionate study" of the ongoing battle for contemporary Egypt (The Guardian).
On January, 25, 2011, a revolution began in Egypt that succeeded in ousting the country's longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak. In The Egyptians, journalist Jack Shenker uncovers the roots of the uprising and explores the country's current state, divided between two irreconcilable political orders....
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Egypt has undergone significant economic liberalization under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, USAID, and the European Commission. Yet after more than four decades of economic reform, the Egyptian economy still fails to meet popular expectations for inclusive growth, better standards of living, and high-quality employment. While many analysts point to cronyism and corruption, Amr Adly finds the root causes of this stagnation...
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Walter Armbrust is the Albert Hourani Fellow and associate professor in modern Middle Eastern studies at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt.
An important look at the hopeful rise and tragic defeat of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011
The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 began with immense hope, but was defeated in two and a half years, ushering in the most brutal and corrupt regime in modern...
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Sir William Woodthorpe Tarn (1869-1957) was a British ancient historian who wrote numerous works on the Hellenistic world. Tarn's Alexander the Great, first published in two volumes during 1948, has become a classic text and its importance for subsequent Alexander studies can hardly be exaggerated. Based on a lifetime's work and elegantly and persuasively written, both volumes evoked immediate admiration - and very soon sharp reaction. Volume I presents...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la guerre du Kippour en moins d'une heure !
Le 6 octobre 1973, Égyptiens et Syriens attaquent la péninsule du Sinaï et le plateau du Golan, alors aux mains des Israéliens. Pourtant nettement inférieurs, ceux-ci parviennent à contre-attaquer et poursuivent leur progression malgré le cessez-le-feu de l'ONU. Pour eux, la guerre vient seulement de commencer...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de Yom Kipur, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Adentrarse en detalle en la situación política y social entre los países árabes e Israel desde la creación de este último, que desemboca en la guerra de Yom Kipur
• Seguir paso a paso los movimientos de los ejércitos implicados en la...
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Rituals, prayers, and songs to bring the wisdom of the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt to life.
Based on Ellen Cannon Reed's twenty-five years of work with deities of ancient Egypt, this book brings an ancient tradition to modern pagan practice. With it, readers will have the tools to continue learning and developing their own methods of honoring the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt.
Over two dozen gods and goddesses are highlighted, including...
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An exploration of how young artists imagine and maintain hope in post-revolutionary Egypt
Creating Spaces of Hope explores some of the newest, most dynamic creativity emerging from young artists in Egypt and the way in which these artists engage, contest, and struggle with the social and political landscape of post-revolutionary Egypt.
How have different types of artists-studio artists, graffiti artists, musicians and writers-responded personally...
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Adam Mestyan is assistant professor of history at Duke University.
How the support of patriotic sentiments in Ottoman Egypt led to an emerging Arab nationalism
Arab Patriotism presents the essential backstory to the formation of the modern nation-state and mass nationalism in the Middle East. While standard histories claim that the roots of Arab nationalism emerged in opposition to the Ottoman milieu, Adam Mestyan points to the patriotic sentiment...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de los Seis Días, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
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• Comprender el contexto de la guerra de los Seis Días, tras tres grandes crisis en el conflicto árabe-israelí: la revuelta árabe en Palestina, la guerra de la Independencia y la crisis del canal de Suez
• Descubrir a los actores que...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Six-Day War in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Six-Day War. In 1967, relations between the State of Israel and its neighbours, which had long been strained, became dangerously tense. In the ensuing military conflict, Egypt, Jordan and Syria were unable to defeat Israel, and the Israeli victory and territorial gains...
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Public and government attitudes to the role of the public sector in Egyptian cinema
In 1957 the public sector in Egyptian cinema was established, followed shortly by the emergence of public-sector film production in 1960, only to end eleven years later, in 1971. Assailed with negativity since its demise, if not earlier, this state adventure in film production was dismissed as a complete failure, financially, administratively and, most importantly,...
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Extrait : " Le 22 avril 1830, vers six heures du soir, nous fûmes interrompus au milieu de notre dîner par le cri terre ! terre! poussé à bord du brick de Lancier, qui nous conduisait, messieurs Taylor, Mayer et moi, en Égypte. Nous montâmes rapidement sur le pont, et, aux derniers rayons du soleil couchant, nous saluâmes l'antique sol de Ptolémées..."
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Regal. Dominant. Eternal. Return to a period before time when the gods ruled with utter surety. It was the age of Horus, wise and mighty. Of Osiris, Anubis, and divine pharaohs. The gods of ancient Egypt continue to delight the world as their legends continue in true storytelling fashion.
'Egyptian Mythology: Enchanting Tales of the Ancient World' presents these timeless tales to a new generation. Experience the majesty of these tales like never...
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