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Book SynopsisIn 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
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*I. The British Occupation of Egypt, pg. 1*II. Egypt in 1882, pg. 25*III. The Search for a Policy, 1882-1888, pg. 48*IV. First Administrative Reforms, 1888-1892: Agriculture and Law, pg. 94*V. Political Crises, 1892-1894, pg. 146*VI. Administrative Progress, 1895-1907: The Bureaucracy, pg. 180*VII. Administrative Progress, 1895-1907: Agriculture and Irrigation, pg. 214*VIII. The Nationalists and Lord Cromer, 1895-1907, pg. 249*IX. Gorst and Kitchener: New Policies, pg. 291*X. Administrative Change: Education and Public Health, pg. 319*XI. British Administration and Other Agents of Modernization, pg. 358*XII. Egypt in 1914, pg. 375*XIII. Some Conclusions on British Rule in Egypt, pg. 390*Selected Bibliography, pg. 399*Index, pg. 407
