Princeton Studies on the Near East

Robert L. Tignor

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781400876327
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

In occupied Egypt, British governmental programs were closely related to England's needs as an imperial power since Egypt was occupied because of its strategic position along the route to India. British presence there, however, inevitably led to modernization during the 32 years of British rule. During the first period the British were preoccupied with the prospect of imminent withdrawal. The second period emphasized programs for such reforms as hydraulic and agricultural modernization, wider education, and urban development. The final period covered the emergence of Egyptian nationalism, whose goals proved incompatible with British rule of Egypt in spite of efforts to deal with nationalism by repression or conciliation.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• I. The British Occupation of Egypt
• II. Egypt in 1882
• III. The Search for a Policy, 1882-1888
• IV. First Administrative Reforms, 1888-1892: Agriculture and Law
• V. Political Crises, 1892-1894
• VI. Administrative Progress, 1895-1907: The Bureaucracy
• VII. Administrative Progress, 1895-1907: Agriculture and Irrigation
• VIII. The Nationalists and Lord Cromer, 1895-1907
• IX. Gorst and Kitchener: New Policies
• X. Administrative Change: Education and Public Health
• XI. British Administration and Other Agents of Modernization
• XII. Egypt in 1914
• XIII. Some Conclusions on British Rule in Egypt
• Selected Bibliography
• Index