Writing Egypt

Recounts the life of Egypt’s greatest historian, analyses his work and assesses its impact then and now Offers the most complete, probing and layered biography of al-Maqrizi Interprets al-Maqrizi’s historical output as a long-term scholarly project revolving around his famous Khitat to capture the entire history of EgyptAnalyses al-Maqrizi’s approach and methodologies in light of his beliefs, ethics, feelings, education, social standing, world views, politics and personal circumstancesDistills f