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Afrika
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 26.44Hauptbeschreibung Mit der fünfbändigen, nach Erdteilen gegliederten Reihe ?Planet Erde? gelingt den Herausgebern erstmals eine Gesamtschau möglicher geoökologischer Probleme an regionalen Beispielen. Die Autoren, allesamt renommierte Geographen, betrachten die Krankheitsbilder der Erde im regionalen Kontext und legen besonderen Wert auf die Konsequenzen... more...
The Mubarak Leadership and Future of Democracy in Egypt
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 105.00As Mubarak's regime nearing its end becomes a strong possibility, many pressures, both foreign and domestic, are coming to bear on Egypt to bring democratic reforms to this struggling country. In The Mubarak Leadership and Future of Democracy in Egypt, Alaa Al-Din Arafat studies this new era and the obstacles that must be overcome. more...
CultureShock! Egypt
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2009; US$ 14.39A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Egypt more...
Region-building in Southern Africa
Zed Books 2012; US$ 39.95How successful have southern African states been in dealing with the major issues that have faced the region in recent years? What can be done to produce more cohesive and effective region-building in southern Africa? This original and wide-ranging volume, which draws on an interdisciplinary team of African and African-based specialists, addresses... more...
The Politics of Egypt
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95This book addresses two important matters of current concern to Middle East scholars: firstly, the nature of the Egyptian state and society and the interactive process between them and secondly, how change, which would finally lead to development, can be initiated. The book argues that the Egyptian case represents a weak authoritarian state, which... more...
Historians State and Politics in Twentieth Century Egypt
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95This book deals with the relationship between historical scholarship and politics in twentieth century Egypt. It examines the changing roles of the academic historian, the university system, the state and non-academic scholarship and the tension between them in contesting the modern history of Egypt. In a detailed discussion of the literature, the... more...
Dr Livingstone I Presume
Profile 2013; US$ 14.38Livingstone's Missionary Tales had already been a bestseller. He now wanted to outdo other explorers and find the sources of the Nile. But after 5 years of travelling he was widely assumed to be dead. At that point, Stanley turned up with his Stars and Stripes flag and a caravan of much-needed supplies. In a brilliant book Clare Pettitt tells the... more...
Nasser's Blessed Movement
Oxford University Press 1991; US$ 119.99A critical analysis of a key period in the formation of modern Egypt, the early years of military rule following the coup of 1952. It explores Nasser's emergence as the leader of the military junta and his programme of economic reform, which made Egypt a leader among developing nations. more...
CultureShock! Egypt
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Egypt is invaluable to anyone who wants to blend into life in the country whose existence revolves around the River Nile. Containing much insight about the Egyptian peoplethe class system, the importance of family, their sense of honourthis guide also provides useful information and advice for settling into your new home and... more...
Culture and Hegemony in the Colonial Middle East
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 90.00This book is a study of the nature and origin of nationality and modern social ideals in the Middle East, particularly Egypt, in the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. more...









