Colonial Bridgehead

Government And Society In Alexandria, 1807-1882

Michael J Reimer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

268 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-01026-3 (ISBN)

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This is the first study to examine the modern transformation of eighteenth century, Alexandria, the surges of internal and international migration; the spatial patterns of residence and employment; and the complex nature of intercommunal relations in the rapidly expanding port.

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

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	19.06.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 231 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-367-01026-7 / 0367010267
ISBN-13	978-0-367-01026-3 / 9780367010263
Zustand	Neuware