Description
| Product ID: | 9781788310888 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The British in Egypt |
| Subtitle: | Community, Crime and Crises, 1882-1922 |
| Authors: | Author: Lanver Mak |
| Page Count: | 344 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, African history, History, History, African history, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 |
| Description: | 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 crises represented by World War I and the revolutionary period of 1919-1922. It will be essential reading for historians of British imperialism, Egypt and the Middle East. 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 crises represented by World War I and the revolutionary period of 1919-1922. It will be essential reading for historians of British imperialism, Egypt and the Middle East. |
| Imprint Name: | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-12-18 |