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Author Abul-Magd, Zeinab, 1976- author.

Title Imagined empires : a history of revolt in Egypt / Zeinab Abul-Magd
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013

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Contents Introduction: Imagined Empires, Real Rebels -- Ottomans, Plague, and Revolt (1500-1800) -- French, Plague Encore, and Jihad (1798-1801) -- The Pasha's Settlers, Bulls, and Bandits (1805-1848) -- A "Communist" Revolution (1848-1882) -- Rebellion in the Time of Cholera (1882-1950) -- Epilogue: America : Last Imagined Empire?
Summary Through a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the last five centuries. Imagined Empires charts modes of subaltern rebellion against the destructive policies of colonial intruders and collaborating local elites in the south of Egypt. Abul-Magd vividly narrates stories of sabotage, banditry, flight, and massive uprisings of peasants and laborers, to challenge myths of imperial competence. The book depicts forms of subaltern discontent against ""imagined empires"" t
Analysis africa
british empire
cairo
cholera epidemic
colonial intruders
country life
egypt
egyptian historiography
egyptian history
engaging
environmental crises
historical
history
imperialism
market economy
massive uprisings
middle eastern history
nobility
ottoman empire
plague
political
power and wealth
qina province
retrospective
revolt
revolution
royalty
slavery
subaltern discontent
subaltern rebellion
warfare
world history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Peasants -- Political activity -- Egypt -- History
Working class -- Political activity -- Egypt -- History
Government, Resistance to -- Egypt -- History
Revolutions -- Egypt -- History
Imperialism -- History
Elite (Social sciences) -- Egypt -- History
HISTORY -- Middle East -- Egypt.
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
Colonial influence
Elite (Social sciences)
Government, Resistance to
Imperialism
Peasants -- Political activity
Politics and government
Revolutions
Working class -- Political activity
SUBJECT Egypt -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041317
Egypt -- Colonial influence
Subject Egypt
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013003749
ISBN 9780520956537
0520956532
9781299709393
1299709397