When Capitalists Collide (eBook)

Business Conflict and the End of Empire in Egypt

Robert Vitalis (Autor)

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2024
304 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-37885-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Robert Vitalis's empirically rich study challenges the left-nationalist paradigm through which twentieth-century Egyptian history and politics has generally been interpreted. He argues with those who explain Egyptian economic development primarily in terms of class and of power struggles between British and Egyptian entrepreneurs and politicians. Vitalis offers a rare, detailed view of the objectives and political strategies of both international firms and Egypt's own big business rivals. He highlights the career of Muhammad Ahmad 'Abbud, modern Egypt's most successful businessman. Vitalis's argument can be effectively applied to many other developing countries and his book makes a major contribution to ongoing debates regarding class, underdevelopment, and nationalism. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1995. 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Schlagworte: 20th century egypt • 20th century egyptian history • 20th century egyptian politics • abbud group • business in egypt • economic conditions egypt • economics of developing countries • Egypt • Egyptian economy • egyptian entrepreneurs • egyptian history • egyptian investments • International Economics • middle eastern economy • middle eastern finance • middle eastern industrial policy • Modern Egypt • muhamad ahmad abbud • politics of investment conflict • Uthman
• ISBN-10: 0-520-37885-7 / 0520378857
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-37885-8 / 9780520378858