Description: "This book traces the dynamics of imperial control and political transition in Egypt's move from the Mamluk Empire to the Ottoman Empire"-- Provided by publisher.
Brief description: Nelly Hanna is Distinguished University Professor at the American University in Cairo. She has been visiting professor/guest lecturer at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris; Harvard University; and Waseda University, Tokyo. She is the author of numerous books including Artisan Entrepreneurs in Cairo and Early Modern Capitalism (1600-1800).
Review Quotes: Nelly Hanna is at the top of her game in this book. She offers us a wholesale reworking of a pivotal period in Ottoman history from the distinctive vantage point of Egypt. From conquest to confusion to eventual bureaucratic resolution, this book offers no less than a new theory of imperial transition and empire making.-- "Alan Mikhail, Yale University"