Ryzova, Lucie,

The age of the efendiyya : passages to modernity in national-colonial Egypt / Lucie Ryzova. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford historical monographs . - Oxford historical monographs. .

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.

9780191761591 (ebook) : No price


Middle class--Political activity--History--Egypt--20th century.
Anti-imperialist movements--History--Egypt--20th century.
National liberation movements--History--Egypt--20th century.


Egypt--History--1919-1952.
Egypt--History--Revolution, 1952.
Egypt--Politics and government--1919-1952.

DT107.82

962.052