Last Khedive of Egypt Memoirs of Abbas Hilmi II |
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| Author:
| Hilmi II, Abbas |
| Editor:
| Sonbol, Amira |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86372-208-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Garnet Publishing, Limited
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| Imprint: | Ithaca Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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These memoirs, dictated by Abbas II, provide a window on the mechanics of the strained relations between sovereign and the power occupying his country. A caring man, with progressive ideas, he was disillusioned by sycophantic Egyptian politicians who rarely supported their monarch.
These memoirs, dictated by Abbas II, provide a window on the mechanics of the strained relations between sovereign and the power occupying his country. A caring man, with progressive ideas, he was disillusioned by sycophantic Egyptian politicians who rarely supported their monarch.