Covering the past 250 years and concentrating on Egypt's eight decades of independence, this reference contains entries on significant people, places, and institutions, plus a chronology and an introductory overview. This third edition is updated to reflect events over the past decade. Goldschmidt is professor emeritus of Middle East History at the Pennsylvania State University. Johnston is associate dean of libraries and learning technologies at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Annotation  2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).