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Author Reimer, Michael J., author.

Title Colonial bridgehead : government and society in Alexandria, 1807-1882 / Michael J. Reimer
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2019
©1977

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Description 1 online resource
Series State, culture, and society in Arab North Africa
State, culture, and society in Arab North Africa.
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2020)
Subject HISTORY -- Middle East -- Egypt.
SUBJECT Alexandria (Egypt) -- History -- 19th century
Subject Egypt -- Alexandria
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429040122
0429040121
9780429740954
0429740956
9780429700934
0429700938
9780429720949
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