Napoleon in Egypt: Al-Jabarti's Chronicle of the French Occupation of 1798 by: Shaykh Al-Jabarti, Shmuel Moreh (Translator)
Softcover. Princeton/New York, Markus Wiener, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 186 pages, b&w illustrations. Napoleon's conquest of Egypt in 1798 was the first contact between a Western power with imperial goals and an ancient regime of an African society. Sheik Al-Jabarti's chronicle is a unique combination of historical narration and reflection combined with daily observations about the atmosphere in Cairo and the mood among the local population. The book is an Arab view of a turning point in modern history.
