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The Colonial State and Its Multiple Relations: A Case Study of Egypt
- Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
- Duke University Press
- Volume 32, Number 1, 2012
- pp. 1-12
- Article
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This article examines the nature of the colonial state as it existed in Egypt at the turn of the twentieth century. It delves into issues surrounding the multiple societal relations that the colonial state had to maintain to ensure its continued existence. It also considers the very nature of the colonial relationship as exemplified by the attitudes and actions of British colonial administrators in Egypt at the turn of the twentieth century.