Three Empires on the Nile: The Victor...
Dominic GreenA secular regime is toppled by Western intervention, but an Islamic backlash turns the liberators into occupiers. Caught between interventionists at home and fundamentalists abroad, a prime minister flounders as his ministers betray h...
Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle...
Juan ColeIn this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient...
They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: ...
Benjamin AjakChristopher Award WinnerLos Angeles Times BestsellerWashington Post Top 100 Books of the Year SelectionA stunning literary survival story of three young Sudanese boys, two brothers and a cousin-hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a &qu...
Alexandria: A History and Guide
E. M. ForsterIn the autumn of 1915, in a "slightly heroic mood", E.M. Forster arrived in Alexandria, full of lofty ideals as a volunteer for the Red Cross. Yet most of his time was spent exploring "the magic, antiquity and complexit...
Three Empires on the Nile: The Victor...
Dominic GreenA secular regime is toppled by Western intervention, but an Islamic backlash turns the liberators into occupiers. Caught between interventionists at home and fundamentalists abroad, a prime minister flounders as his ministers betray h...
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freed...
David D. KirkpatrickONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEARA candid narrative of how and why the Arab Spring sparked, then failed, and the truth about America's role in that failure and the subsequent military coup that put Sisi in power--from the Middl...
You Are Under Arrest for Mastermindin...
Ahmed SalahWhen hundreds of thousands of Egyptians occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square in 2011, they challenged a dictator who had ruled the country for three decades. As Egypt dominated headlines and turned the Arab Spring into the news event of th...
Cairo: Memoir of a City Transformed
Ahdaf SoueifWhen throngs of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to demand the fall of Hosni Mubarak's regime, Ahdaf Soueif—author, journalist, lifelong progressive—was among them. Now, in this deeply personal work, Soueif summons her storytel...