Collection of essays on the politics and society of early twentieth-century Egypt, which Barnes and Noble has deemed "an important contribution to the field of history."

"First appeared in a special issue on 'Modern Egypt: studies in politics and society' of Middle Eastern studies, vol. 16, no. 2."

The first Egyptian student mission to France under Muhammad Ali /Alain Silvera -- The Near East in the balance of power : the repercussions of the Kaulla incident in 1893 / Gordon Martel -- The consequences of the introduction and spread of modern education : education and national integration in Egypt / Mahmud A. Faksh -- Agricultural technology and rural social classes in Egypt, 1920-1939 / Alan Richards -- The dilemma of the liberal : some political implications in the writings of the Egyptian scholar, Ahmad Amin (1886-1954) / William Shepard -- The Iranian settlement in Egypt as seen through the pages of the community paper Chihrinima (1904-1966) / Mohammad Yadegari -- Al-Muwailihi's criticism of Shawqi's Introduction / Mattityahu Peled -- Urban elites and the foundation of municipalities in Alexandria and Istanbul / Steven Rosenthal.