The British in Egypt: Community, Crime and Crises, 1882-1922

By Lanver Mak

Egypt during the British occupation (1882-1922) was a strategically important site for securing British interests in the region. Most studies of Britons in Egypt during the occupation focus on the lives and activities of law-abiding British military and political elites. Using a variety of primary sources, this book deepens our understanding of the hidden British community beyond these elites - the lower and working classes, and those engaged in crime and misconduct - by bringing to light their demographic profile, socio-occupational diversity, criminal activities and varying responses to the crises represented by World War I and the revolutionary period of 1919-1922. It will be essential reading for historians of British imperialism, Egypt and the Middle East.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848857098
• ISBN13: 9781848857094
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.7"