All the Pasha's Men Mehmed Ali, His Army and the Making of Modern Egypt

Name: All the Pasha's Men Mehmed Ali, His Army and the Making of Modern Egypt
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ISBN: 9789774246968

ISBN-10: 9774246969

ISBN-13: 9789774246968

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Khaled Fahmy

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Basing his work on previously neglected archival material, the author demonstrates how Mehmed Ali sought to develop the Egyptian economy and armies, not as a means of gaining independence, but to further his hereditary rule over Egypt.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Publication date: 10/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 9.00" wide x 5.90" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



List of illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgements


Note on transliteration, dates and references


Introduction



Between Sultan and vali: Syria and the nature of Mehmed Ali's military expansion



The birth of an army: conscription and resistance



From peasants to soldiers: discipline and training



Beyond the facade of order: the performance of the army



Behind the lines: daily life in the camps



Mehmed Ali's army and the Egyptian nation



The Egyptian Vali, the Ottoman Pashas and the British Lord


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index