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A gift of geology
An introduction to the geology of Egypt and its influence on ancient Egyptian cultureWhile much is known about Egypt’s towering pyramids, mighty obelisks, and extraordinary works of art, less is known about the role played by Egypt’s geological history in the formation of pharaonic culture’s arti...
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Taha hussein's the days
Volume one of Taha Hussein's classic work, unabridged, and supported with robust comprehension, interpretation, and analytical exercises, for advanced learners of ArabicTaha Hussein’s autobiographical novel The Days helped usher in the era of modern Arabic writing and remains one of the most infl...
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The deys and beys of tunis, 1666–1922
A foundational text on the early modern history of Tunis that places Tunisian history firmly within Ottoman historyThe Tunisian historiography of the modern era has broadly centered on a narrative of three successive powers: the pashas, first, followed by the deys (the "symbolic uncles" of the Tu...
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I can imagine it for us
A PALESTINE FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE BOOKSHELF PICK A #1 FAVORITE NONFICTION READ OF 2025 (ENTERPRISE)“[A] definitive work in the genre of Palestinian memoirs that will not only attract readers of Said or Kanafani, but also fans of Joan Didion, Hisham Matar, Ocean Vuong, or James Baldwin." —The New...
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Kallimni ‘arabi bishweesh
Drawing on her years of experience as an Arabic instructor and course developer, Samia Louis has used a functional approach to create a bright, innovative set of coursebooks for the study of Egyptian colloquial Arabic—the spoken dialect most frequently studied and most widely understood in the Ar...
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A trade in dreams
A lavishly illustrated cultural history of print advertising in EgyptAt the tail end of the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution was shifting economies and redrawing global power maps. In this changing world, advertising became more than just a way to sell products—it was a powerful tool...
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Discovering tutankhamun
A thorough and absorbing account of the life and times of the famous young pharaoh, Tutankhamun, from the discovery of his tomb to the CT-scans of the twenty-first century, now fully updated and expandedPenned by one of the world’s best known Egyptologists, former Egyptian minister of state...
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Visualizing egypt
Illustrated publications and the role of market forces in shaping representations of Egypt at a time when European colonial interests in the region were at their peak, with 80 color and black and white illustrationsIn the nineteenth century, following Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1798 campaign in Egypt, ...
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Granada
A TOP 100 LITERARY WORK OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (THE ARAB WRITERS UNION)RUNNER-UP TO THE WINNER OF THE 2025 SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC LITERARY TRANSLATIONA BOOK RIOT BEST BOOK OF 2024“A magnum opus of prose fiction”—Marina Warner, author of Once Upon a TimeA multigenerational epic se...
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Clouds over alexandria
In the city of Alexandria, five students encounter political struggle and the casual cruelty of a harsh government, but ultimately love and resilience.In the 1970s, once-cosmopolitan Alexandria was at the forefront of the clash between Nasser’s socialist-era principles and the burgeoning fundame...
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Living forever
Self-presentation is the oldest and most common component of ancient Egyptian high culture. It arose in the context of private tomb records, where the character and role of an individual—invariably a well-to-do non-royal elite official or administrator—were presented purposefully: published by in...
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Classic egyptian movies
A prolific film industry has flourished on the banks of the Nile since the earliest days of cinema, producing movies that have been hugely popular and immensely influential not only in Egypt but across the Arab world. Concentrating on productions written and produced entirely in Egypt, Sameh Fath...
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The ghosts of iraq's marshes
A FOREIGN AFFAIRS BEST BOOK OF 2024 The gripping history of the devastation and resurrection of the Marshes of Iraq, an environmental treasure of the Middle East, now a protected site The Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq, once the largest wetland system on the planet, have been inhabited ...
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Tutankhamun, king of egypt
An innovative account of the life of Tutankhamun, the rediscovery of his existence, and the enduring impact of the finding of his tomb, by leading Egyptologist Aidan DodsonThe spectacular discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 has given him an afterlife that has all but eclipsed the young king’s...
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Reconstruction as violence in assad's syria
A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutral process In 2011, emboldened by the Arab Spring, the Syrians rose up against their government. The Syrian regime used violence to suppress the protests, so that what began as pro-democracy protests eventually morphed ...
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The magnificent conman of cairo
Available in English for the first time, this rediscovered classic which Naguib Mahfouz called “exceptional," tells a story of fathers and sons, scoundrels and the innocent, set in 1930s CairoKhaled, the spoiled idle son of a pasha, meets Mallim, carpenter’s apprentice and son of a scoundrel, w...
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Egyptian magic
A beautiful and informative overview of ancient Egyptian magic, superstitious beliefs, and the occult, expertly written and illustratedThe ancient Egyptians were firmly convinced of the importance of magic, which was both a source of supernatural wisdom and a means of affecting one’s own fate. Ma...
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Amarna
An illustrated cultural guide to the archaeological site of Amarna, the best-preserved pharaonic city in EgyptAround three thousand years ago, the pharaoh Akhenaten turned his back on Amun, and most of the great gods of Egypt. Abandoning Thebes, he quickly built a grand new city in Middle Egypt, ...
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The first pharaohs
A richly illustrated account of the rulers of the first three dynasties of the ancient Egyptian civilization, written by renowned Egyptologist Aidan DodsonThe five centuries that followed the unification of Egypt around 3100 BC—the first three dynasties—were crucial in the evolution of the Egypti...
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Palestinian music in exile
A historical and contemporary study of Palestinian musicianship in exile in the Middle East, spanning half a century in disparate locationsPalestinian Music in Exile is a historical and contemporary study of Palestinian musicianship in exile in the Middle East, spanning half a century in disparat...
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Honey hunger
WINNER OF THE 2025 SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC LITERARY TRANSLATION "An evocative, unpredictable novel."—Words Without BordersA breathtaking novel of longing, uncertainty, and ultimately of hopeAzzan is a beekeeper in a rural community in Oman. Devoted to tending his bees and searching...
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Amarna sunrise
Renown Egyptologist, Aidan Dodson, the author of Amarna Sunset, looks at how Akhenaten's experiment with monotheism beganThe latter part of the fifteenth century BC saw Egypt’s political power reach its zenith, with an empire that stretched from beyond the Euphrates in the north to much of what i...
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Islamic cairo in maps
A portable, easy-to-use map guide that locates over 700 hundred Islamic-era monuments in historic Cairo using the most sophisticated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologyThis portable, easy-to-use map guide helps you locate over seven hundred Islamic-era monuments in Cairo’s historic co...
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Ancient egypt
Become an ancient Egyptian coloring artist!Embark on a colorful journey to reveal a hidden Egypt! Explore Egyptian gods, animals, hieroglyphs, designs, and more as you color the elaborate artwork, revealing vibrant details while learning unusual Egyptology facts and coloring tips along the way.Le...
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Cairo illustrated
A visual journey through the streets and the history of the Mother of the WorldCairo is an exploding modern metropolis of eighteen million people that nevertheless preserves within its heart the finest medieval city in the world, its alleys, mosques, and caravanserais the original setting for the...
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Tutankhamun
Make Tutankhamun your own! Embellish and add your personal touch to the black-and-white line drawings to transform them into a unique colorful artwork, to frame and display in your home. Use your imagination to color, or follow the coloring tips and suggestions accompanying each art panel, includ...
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The watermelon boys
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZEA vivid, human story, an alternative narrative of First World War Iraq It is the winter of 1915 and Iraq has been engulfed by the First World War. Hungry for independence from Ottoman rule, Ahmad leaves his peaceful family life on the banks of the Tigris to jo...
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Amarna sunset
A new account of the return to orthodoxy after Akhenaten’s revolution which "combines erudition with expertise to create an exciting account of a much mythologized period" (Book News,) now in a fully revised paperbackAmarna Sunset tells the story of the decline and fall of the pharaoh Akhenaten’s...
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Whatever happened to the egyptians?
Based on both academic research and the author’s own personal experiences and impressions, this delightful and informative book examines the underlying causes of some of the more disturbing social, political, economic, and cultural phenomena that characterize Egyptian society in modern times.Thro...
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The lanterns of the king of galilee
An epic novel of historic Palestine from the award-winning author of Time of White Horses"His writing, deeply rooted in themes of exile, identity, and resistance, has been translated into multiple languages, earning him international acclaim as one of the most important voices in contemporary Ara...
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Lughatuna al-fusha: book two
An innovative, interactive, and highly structured course including interactive digital exercises for teaching Arabic to beginnersModern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the literary language of today’s books, media, and formal communication throughout the Arab world, the region’s principal shared languag...
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Dust
A stunning photographic compilation of Egypt’s abandoned palaces and grand buildingsBetween 1860 and 1940, Cairo and other large cities in Egypt witnessed a major construction boom that gave birth to extraordinary palaces and lavish buildings. These incorporated a mix of architectural styles, suc...
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From ibn sina to sindbad
A unique textbook of guided readings from the great works of Arabic prose for advanced level students of Classical Arabic literature From Ibn Sina to Sindbad makes some of the greatest works of the Golden Age of Arab Civilization accessible to Arabic students at the mid- to high-a...
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The diaries of waguih ghali
In 1968 Egyptian novelist and political exile Waguih Ghali committed suicide in the London flat of his editor, friend, and sometime lover, Diana Athill. Ghali left behind six notebooks of diaries that for decades were largely inaccessible to the public. The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: An Egyptian in...
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Highlights of the national museum of egyptian civilization in cairo
A superbly illustrated full-color selection of 200 of the museum's most beautiful and important objectsThe National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is the first museum of its kind in Egypt, or anywhere in the Arab world. A breathtaking repository of art history, its displays offer vivid gl...
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The travels of ibn battuta
A unique and richly engaging approach to teaching Arabic at the high intermediate to advanced levelThe Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Guided Reader is a unique Arabic literature and history textbook for students at the High Intermediate to Advanced level. Ibn Battuta was the greatest traveler of the m...
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Ancient nubia
For most of the modern world, ancient Nubia seems an unknown and enigmatic land. Only a handful of archaeologists have studied its history or unearthed the Nubian cities, temples, and cemeteries that once dotted the landscape of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Nubia’s remote setting in the mi...
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The connectors in modern standard arabic
Most Arabic textbooks concentrate on morphology and syntax, but while these provide the indispensable structural base, students still find there is a wide gap between their theoretical knowledge and their practical ability to write connected prose. This unique textbook concentrates on the connect...
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Contesting antiquity in egypt
The sensational discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamun’s tomb, close on the heels of Britain’s declaration of Egyptian independence, accelerated the growth in Egypt of both Egyptology as a formal discipline and of ‘pharaonism'—popular interest in ancient Egypt—as an inspiration in the struggle for full...
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The naguib mahfouz centennial library
To celebrate the centenary of the birth of the great Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, the AUC Press, which has been publishing English translations of Mahfouz’s work since 1978, presents all his novels, three collections of short stories, and his autobiographical writings in a...
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Modernism on the nile
Analyzing the modernist art movement that arose in Cairo and Alexandria from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s, Alex Dika Seggerman reveals how the visual arts were part of a multifaceted transnational modernism. While the work of diverse, major Egyptian artists during this era may ha...
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Ghost riders of upper egypt
In 1933 the German anthropologist Hans Alexander Winkler came across a ‘spirit medium’ named ‘Abd al-Radi in a village near Luxor in Upper Egypt. ‘Abd al-Radi was periodically possessed by the ghost of his uncle, and in that state passed messages to those who came to seek help. In an intense stud...
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Amenhotep-son-of-hapu, high official, architect, demigod
A compelling account of a unique New Kingdom figure, from his early life to the pinnacle of his power under Amenhotep III to his manifestation as a cult figureAmenhotep-son-of-Hapu was one of the most remarkable non-royal figures in Egyptian history. In life, he was an official of Amenhotep III...
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City of the silenced
WINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATURE ~ WINNER OF THE KATARA PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONA stunning and luminous novel of modern Lebanon, a deeply human portrayal of men and women longing for change“This novel transcends the limits of its own setting in space and time to unveil a general ...
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Citizen of nowhere
A spirited, clear-eyed account of the life and work of the author of the cult novel, Beer in the Snooker ClubWaguih Ghali’s Beer in the Snooker Club is hailed as one of the “best novels ever written about Egypt” (Ahdaf Soueif) and a “classic” of postcolonial literature (Pankaj Mishra). It skewers...
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Exit
This highly original novel tells an alternative history in which the Arab Spring leads Egypt and the Middle East to the brink of nuclear war“[A] wonderful ‘prophetic’ novel”—Jamal KhashoggiIn what might be his last night on Earth, the Egyptian president’s translator Ali pens a letter to his estra...
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Being abbas el abd
“The millennial generation’s most celebrated literary achievement.”—Al-Ahram Weekly“The first glimmer of hope for a true fictional renaissance—an instantly rewarding read embraced by an unprecedented range of literary figures”—The Daily Star What is madness?” asks the narrator of Ahmed Alaidy’s j...
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Mastering arabic through literature: poetry
The third volume in the Mastering Arabic through Literature series, built on a new learning approach that brings together language study and literary appreciationIn an innovative approach to teaching Modern Standard Arabic, this new content-based book aims to bolster study for advanced students i...
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