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Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt (Paperback)
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Al-Jabarti's History of Egypt (Paperback)
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The multi-volume chronicle of the Cairo scholar Abd al-Rahman
al-Jabarti (1754-1825), 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.
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