1st Edition
Egypt, 1798-1952 (RLE Egypt) Her Advance Towards a Modern Identity
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 3.1. The climb to power, 1801-1811 3.2. The early expansion and the Greek campaign, 1811-1831 3.3. The Egyptian base 4. The European Takeover, 1841-1879 4.1. Two valis and a khedive 4.2. The legal conditions 4.3. The integration of Egypt into world trade 4.4. The Suez Canal 4.5. The debt 4.6. The deposition of Isma’il 4.7. 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 6.1. Finance, diplomacy and administration 6.2. The Sudan 6.3. The nationalist revival 7. Egypt after Cromer, 1907-1918 7.1. The liberalization experiment 7.2. The restoration of paternalism 7.3. The impact of World War I 8. Egypt’s British Problem, 1918-1936 8.1. The posing of the problem (a) the 1919 rebellion (b) the Milner mission 8.2. The working out of the problem 9. The Lingering Death of Constitutional Monarchy, 1936-1952 9.1. Its constitutional weaknesses 9.2. The course and effect of World War II in Egypt 9.3. The last seven years, 1945-1952 10. Epilogue. A Note on Transliteration. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Richmond, J.C.B.
