Imagined empires : a history of revolt in Egypt /

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Through a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the last five centuries. Imagined Empires charts modes of subaltern rebellion against the destructive policies of colonial intruders and col...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abul-Magd, Zeinab, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Peasants > Political activity > Egypt > History.
Working class > Political activity > Egypt > History.
Government, Resistance to > Egypt > History.
Revolutions > Egypt > History.
Imperialism > History.
Elite (Social sciences) > Egypt > History.
Paysannerie > Activité politique > Égypte > Histoire.
Travailleurs > Activité politique > Égypte > Histoire.
Résistance au gouvernement > Égypte > Histoire.
Révolutions > Égypte > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Histoire.
Élite (Sciences sociales) > Égypte > Histoire.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Colonial influence
Elite (Social sciences)
Government, Resistance to
Imperialism
Peasants > Political activity
Politics and government
Revolutions
Working class > Political activity
Egypt > Politics and government.
Egypt > Colonial influence.
Égypte > Politique et gouvernement.
Egypt
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Imagined Empires, Real Rebels
  • Ottomans, Plague, and Revolt (1500-1800)
  • French, Plague Encore, and Jihad (1798-1801)
  • The Pasha's Settlers, Bulls, and Bandits (1805-1848)
  • A "Communist" Revolution (1848-1882)
  • Rebellion in the Time of Cholera (1882-1950)
  • Epilogue: America : Last Imagined Empire?

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