The age of the efendiyya: passages to modernity in national-colonial Egypt

In colonial-era Egypt, a new social category of 'modern men' emerged, the efendiyya, who represented the new middle class elite. This volume explores how they assumed a key political role in the anti-colonial movement and in the building of a modern state both before and after the revoluti...

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1. Verfasser: Ryzova, Lucie 1974- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:Oxford historical monographs
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Zusammenfassung:In colonial-era Egypt, a new social category of 'modern men' emerged, the efendiyya, who represented the new middle class elite. This volume explores how they assumed a key political role in the anti-colonial movement and in the building of a modern state both before and after the revolution of 1952
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191761591
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199681778.001.0001