This study of the early development of Egypt's medical profession confronts the Eurocentric view of the history of modern medicine and illustrates the complexities of modernization in a colonial setting. It demonstrates the importance of cultural continuity to any process of change.
Amira El Azhary Sonbol is assistant professor of society, history and law at Georgetown University, and the author of several books including Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History.
October 1991
