Egypt was the first of the Arab-speaking Muslim countries to come
into close contact with modern European states. The experience was
not a particularly happy one. It resulted in political and economic
subjugation and in the breakdown of her traditional culture and
society: but it led also to her emancipation from the Ottoman
Empire and to the eventual development of a modern and autonomous
Egyptian identity. The central aim of this book is to trace the
history of Egypt during this period of change, from Napoleon's
invasion at the end of the eighteenth century to the Free Officer's
Revolution in the middle of the twentieth. The author describes the
effects of European - particularly British and French - involvement
on the course of Egyptian history, shown variously for example in
her changing trade pattern, in her forced participation in two
world wars and in the planning and construction of the Suez Canal.
One of these effects was to stimulate the development of Egyptian
nationalism and the emergence of her own leaders. A major factor in
the course of Egyptian history, and one of which the author is
constantly aware, was the European ignorance of Islamic and Arabic
thought and attitudes, which was largely responsible for the
misunderstandings and conflicts which characterized the period. The
book provides a valuable analysis of interaction between
communities with different and sometimes opposing value systems. To
understand this interaction is essential to the study of the
history, politics and culture of the Middle East.
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