"Jabarti of the 20th centry": The national epic of 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rafi'i and other Egyptian histories

International Journal of Middle East Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 429-450

  Di Capua, Yoav ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4344645336     PISSN: 00207438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020743804363051     Document Type: Article

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