Colonial Bridgehead: Government And Society In Alexandria, 1807-1882

by Michael J Reimer

Overview

At the end of the eighteenth century, Alexandria was a small unimposing town; less than a century later, the city had become a busy hub of Mediterranean commerce and Egypt’s master link to the international economy. This is the first study to examine the modern transformation of the city, the surges of internal and international migration; the spa

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367010263
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/07/2019
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.56(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael J. Reimer The American University in Cairo, AUC· Department of History

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction — The Geographical and Historical Inheritance — Between Egypt and the Sea — The Ottoman Town — Muhammad Ali’s City, 1807–1848 — Engineering a Renaissance — Restructuring Urban Administration — A Demographic Profile at Mid-Century — Bridgehead of Colonialism, 1848–1882 — The Boom Years — Property and Privilege — Administration and Society after 1850 — Mediterranean Magnet — The Crisis of 1882 — Conclusion — Census Documents

Editorial Reviews

Reimer (Arabic studies, American U., Cairo, Egypt) explores how the Egyptian city was transformed in less than a century from a small and unimposing town to a hub of Mediterranean commerce and Egypt's master link to the international economy. Drawing on local government records and consular reports, he finds that Alexandria advanced colonialism in Egypt by accelerating the dependence on agricultural exports, providing vital services to European businesses, and hosting the country's most obstreperous community of foreign nationals. Portions of his account have been published previously. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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