Gamal Hamdan was a scholar, writer, researcher and one of the pioneering Egyptian geographers.
He was a prolific author and published over 29 books both in Arabic and English and 79 research papers.
Education:
- B.A. – Cairo, Egypt
- M.A – University of Reading, U.K.
- Ph.D – University of Reading, U.K.
Books :
In Arabic
- Studies on the Arab World, Cairo, 1958.
- Patterns of Environments, Cairo, 1958.
- Study on Urban Geography, Cairo 1958.
- The Arab City, Cairo 1964.
- Arabs’Oil, Cairo, 1964.
- Colonisation and Liberation in the Arab World, Cairo, 1964.
- Anthropology of Jews, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
- Egypt’s Identity, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
- The Strategy of Colonisation and Liberation, Cairo, 1978.
- Introduction to “Cairo” by Desmond Stewart, translated by Yehya Haqqi, 1969.
- The Contemporary Islamic World, Cairo, 1971.
- Between Europe and Aisa, A Study in the Geographic Counterparts, Cairo, 1972.
- The Arab Republic of Libya, A Study in Geopolitics, Cairo 1973.
- 6 October War in the International Strategy, Cairo, 1974.
- The Suez Canal, Cairo, 1975.
- New Africa, Cairo, 1975.
- Egypt’s Identity, A Study in the Genius of the Place, four volumes, Cairo, 1975-84.
In English :
- Population of the Nile Mid-Delta, Past and Present, Reading University, June 1953, 2 volumes.
- Khartoum : Study of a City, Geog. Review, 1956.
- Studies in Egyptian Urbanism, Cairo, 1960.
- Evolution of Irrigation and Agriculture in Egypt. A History of Land Use in Arid Regions, Ed. L.
- Dubley Stamp UNESCO, Paris, 1961.
- Egypt : the Land and the People, A Guide Book to Geology, 1962.
- Pattern of Medieval Urbanism in Arab World, Geog. Review, April 1962.
- A Political Map of the New Africa, Geog. Review October 1963.
- The Four Dimensions of Egypt
- ‘The Personality of Egypt: A study of the ingenuity of the place (1967)
- Jews Anthropology (1986)
- Studies of the Arab World
- The Contemporary Islamic World Geography
Awards:
- State Encouragement Award in Social Sciences (1986)
- Scientific Progress Award from Kuwait (1992)
- Science Medal of First Class for his book ‘The Personality of Egypt’ (1988)
Born February 04th, 1928. Laid to rest on April 17th, 1993
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