New Mamluks: Egyptian Society and Modern Feudalism

ISBN-13: 9780815628453 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 340 str.

Amira El-Azhary Sonbol; Robert A. Fernea

Opis

This study of modern Egypt aims to open the debate regarding new terms and methods for understanding the Middle East and Islamic societies. Sonbol shows continuity in the division of Egyptian society into two groups: the Khassa which tried to impose a hegemonic culture, and the opposing Amma.