Open AccessWesternisation, Modernisation and Colonialism: The Case of teh Egyptian Upper Class
Author(s) -
Magda Baraka
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
babylon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2535-3098
pISSN - 1503-5727
DOI - 10.5617/ba.4367
Subject(s) - westernization , modernization theory , upper class , colonialism , colonisation , class (philosophy) , ruling class , history , set (abstract data type) , sociology , political science , social science , philosophy , colonization , archaeology , law , epistemology , politics , computer science , programming language
It is often claimed that the upper classes in colonised lands adopted colonialist tastes, mannerisms and lifestyles precisely due to colonisation. However, I contend that the Egyptian upper class looked to the North long before British colonialists set their feet on Egyptian soil.