Arthur Goldschmidt Historical Dictionary sku-2936440092

Arthur Goldschmidt's hardcover Historical Dictionary of Egypt, Fifth Edition (Edition 5), is listed under African History Books as SKU sku-2936440092. It includes a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography and more than 600 cross-referenced entries on people, politics, the economy, foreign relations, religion and culture.

Intended for students, researchers and other readers interested in Egypt, it covers a recorded history of over 6,000 years. The book describes Egypt as the world's oldest continuous country, one that retained its identity through invasions and occupations.

It traces today's Egyptians mainly to those who built the Giza Pyramids and the Temple of Karnak, served Alexander the Great and his heirs, submitted to Augustus Caesar, supplied grain to the Roman Empire, began Christian monasticism and veneration of the Virgin Mary, and sustained Muslim learning at what it describes as the world's oldest functioning university.

Over that history, Egyptians changed their language once and their religion twice. The book describes Egypt as one of the world's most important countries.