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An alternative reading of Mamluk politics and society in fifteenth-century Egypt and Syria

About the Author

Amina Elbendary is assistant professor of history at the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations, the American University in Cairo. Her research interests include Arabic historiography, Mamluk social and cultural history, and Islamic political thought. She is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters.

Reviews

This book has the merit of revealing the complexity of urban societies in the pre-modern Middle East and drawing attention to a topic that has been poorly researched until now. . . . Elbendary s study of popular protest in the late Mamluk period is a welcome addition to the field. Anne Troadec, al- Usur al-Wusta