دانلود کتاب Egypt and the Fertile Crescent, 1516 - 1922: A Political History

The contemporary importance of Egypt and the countries of the Fertile Crescent is reflected in a large and constantly increasing body of publications, dealing with their history, their politics and ideologies, their social and economic development. Much of what has been written has naturally concentrated on the most recent times, or has viewed these lands from the outside, as pawns in the diplomatic and strategic designs of the great powers.This book seeks to fill a gap in the available writing on the region. It lays emphasis on internal developments, rather than on external relations.By treating in more detail than has been done previously (except in specialist monographs) the important but neglected period which lies between the Ottoman conquests in the sixteenth century and the impact of Europe, three hundred years later, it aims at setting the recent history of these Arab lands in a wider perspective. Thus, my hope is that it will be of use to the reader who needs to know the outlines of the political history of the region as a framework for the understanding of
the present day, or as an introduction to more intensive studies. [From the Author's Preface]