1st Edition
Colonial Bridgehead Government And Society In Alexandria, 1807-1882
By Michael J Reimer
Copyright 1998
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explains the development of Alexandria during a seventy-five year period, from the time of Muhammad Ali Pasha until the beginning of the British occupation of Egypt. Alexandria was both a bridgehead of European colonialism and a crucible of Egyptian national integration and identity.
Part One: The Geographical and Historical Inheritance 1. Between Egypt and the Sea 2. The Ottoman Town Part Two: Muhammad Ali's City, 1807–1848 3. Engineering a Renaissance 4. Restructuring Urban Administration 5. A Demographic Profile at Mid-Century Part Three: Bridgehead of Colonialism, 1848–1882 6. The Boom Years 7. Property and Privilege 8. Administration and Society after 1850 9. Mediterranean Magnet 10. The Crisis of 1882 11. Conclusion
Biography
Michael J. Reimer The American University in Cairo, AUC· Department of History
