Format:
Online-Ressource (342 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1280876697
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9781848857094
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9781280876691
Series Statement:
International Library of Historical Studies
Content:
Egypt during the British occupation (1882-1922) was a strategically important site for securing British interests in the region. Most studies of Britons in Egypt during the occupation focus on the lives and activities of law-abiding British military and political elites. Using a variety of primary sources, this book deepens our understanding of the hidden British community beyond these elites - the lower and working classes, and those engaged in crime and misconduct - by bringing to light their demographic profile, socio-occupational diversity, criminal activities and varying responses to the
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF MAPS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF RULERS IN EGYPT; BRITISH CONSUL GENERALS; NOTE ON TRANSLATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW; 2. BOUNDARIES OF BRITISH IDENTITY; 3. SYMBOLS AND INSTITUTIONS; 4. SOCIO-OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSITY; 5. CRIME AND MISCONDUCT; 6. THE FIRST WORLD WAR; 7. THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, 1919-22; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
9780857721167
Additional Edition:
1280872934
Additional Edition:
Print version The British in Egypt : Community, Crime and Crises, 1882-1922
Language:
English
Keywords:
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