The British in Egypt

Community, Crime and Crises, 1882-1922

von Lanver Mak

344 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Continnuum-3PL
• ISBN: 9781788310888
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.12.2017
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC