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The age of the efendiyya : passages to modernity in national-colonial Egypt / Lucie Ryzova.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191761591 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Egypt -- History -- 1919-1952 | Egypt -- History -- Revolution, 1952 | Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1919-1952
| Middle class -- Political activity -- Egypt -- History -- 20th century | Anti-imperialist movements -- Egypt -- History -- 20th century | National liberation movements -- Egypt -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199681778DDC classification: 962.052 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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