The Writing of History in Nineteenth - Century Egypt: a Study in National Transformation

Jack A. Crabbs, Jr. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 213-220. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration Modern versus Traditional Historiography The Islamic Inheritance Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti and the End of the Classical Tradition Rifa ah al-Tahfawi and the Beginnings of the Western Impact History and Egyptian Education The Encyclopedists: 'Alt Mubarak and Amin Sami The Neo-Chroniclers: Sharubim and Sarhank The Nationalist Historians: I Muçfafà Kamil The Nationalist Historians: II Muhammad Farid The Syrian Egyptian Historians Egypt on the Threshold of Professionalization Bibliography Index