Redefining the Egyptian Nation, 1930-1945 |
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Author:
| Gershoni, Israel Jankowski, James P. |
Contribution by:
| Gershoni, Israel Clancy-Smith, Julia A. Owen, Roger Sayigh, Yezid Tripp, Charles Tucker, Judith E. |
Series title: | Cambridge Middle East Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-47535-8 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $116.00 |
Book Description:
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The emergence of nationalism in the 1930s and 1940s served to redefine Egyptian identity. The authors show how the growth of an urban middle class, combined with economic and political failures in the 1930s, eroded the earlier territorial and isolationist order.
The emergence of nationalism in the 1930s and 1940s served to redefine Egyptian identity. The authors show how the growth of an urban middle class, combined with economic and political failures in the 1930s, eroded the earlier territorial and isolationist order.