Historical dictionary of Egypt
By: Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., Robert Johnston.
Contributors: Johnston, Robert, 1952-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: African historical dictionaries -- no. 89
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 510
Subjects: Egypt -- History -- 1517-1882 -- Dictionaries.; Egypt -- History -- 1798- -- Dictionaries.; Egypt -- History -- 1517-1882 -- Bibliography.; Egypt -- History -- 1798- -- Bibliography.
Genres: Dictionaries.; Bibliography.
Description: Covering the past 250 years and concentrating on Egypt's eight decades of independence, this reference contains entries on significant people, places, and institutions, plus a chronology and an introductory overview. This third edition is updated to reflect events over the past decade. Goldschmidt is professor emeritus of Middle East History at the Pennsylvania State University. Johnston is associate dean of libraries and learning technologies at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Annotation  2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acronyms and abbreviations; title: Political leaders; title: Weights and measures; title: Military ranks.