Egypt, 1798-1952 : her advance towards a modern identity / / J.C.B. Richmond

• Autore: Richmond J. C. B (John C. B.), <1909-, >
• Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 962; 962.03; 962/.03
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt History 1798-
• Note generali: First published in 1977.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: EGYPT; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Ottoman Sultans of the Period; Valis, Khedives, Sultans and Kings of Egypt of the House of Mohamed Aly; Preface; 1 Prologue; 2 The French in Egypt, 1798-1801; 3 Mohamed Aly; I The climb to power, 1801-1811; II The early expansion and the Greek campaign, 1811-1831; III The Syrian Empire, 1831-1841; IV The Egyptian base; 4 The European Takeover, 1841-1879; I Two valis and a khedive; II The legal conditions; III The integration of Egypt into world trade; IV The Suez Canal; V The debt ; VI The deposition of Isma'ilVII Accompanying social and educational change; 5 The Law of Liquidation and the Arabist Movement,1879-1882; 6 The Reign of Evelyn Baring, Lord Cromer, 1883-1907; I Finance, diplomacy and administration; II The Sudan; III The nationalist revival; 7 Egypt after Cromer, 1907-1918; I The liberalization experiment; II The restoration of paternalism; III The impact of World War I; 8 Egypt's British Problem, 1918-1936; I The posing of the problem; (a) the 1919 rebellion; (b) the Milner mission; II The working out of the problem ; 9 The Lingering Death of Constitutional Monarchy,1936-1952I Its constitutional weaknesses; II The course and effect of World War II in Egypt; III The last seven years, 1945-1952; 10 Epilogue; A Note on Transliteration; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Egypt was the first of the Arab-speaking Muslim countries to come into close contact with modern European states. The experience was not a particularly happy one. It resulted in political and economic subjugation and in the breakdown of her traditional culture and society: but it led also to her emancipation from the Ottoman Empire and to the eventual development of a modern and autonomous Egyptian identity.The central aim of this book is to trace the history of Egypt during this period of change, from Napoleon's invasion at the end of the eighteenth century to the Free Officer's Rev
• Titolo autorizzato: Egypt, 1798-1952
• ISBN: 1-135-08702-4; 1-283-92001-8; 0-203-06949-8; 1-135-08703-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818833003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Egypt