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Westernisation, Modernisation and Colonialism: The Case of teh Egyptian Upper Class

Author(s) -

Magda Baraka

Publication year - 1970

Publication title -

babylon nordisk tidsskrift for midtøstenstudier

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.

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