Abstract
During the 1882 attempt under Ahmed Orabi to resist British control of Egypt, a European observer writing from London made the following skeptical assessment: "We know little about Orabi, but I am prepared to wager ten to one that he is an ordinary pasha who does not want to let the financiers collect the taxes because in good Oriental fashion he prefers to put the taxes in his own pocket. It is again the story of peasant countries from Ireland to Russia and from Asia Minor to Egypt It seems to me you are defending the so-called National Party too much.".
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | From the 1919 Revolution to the 2011 Arab Spring |
| Subtitle of host publication | A History of Three Egyptian Thawras Reconsidered |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 26-29 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003834809 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032398273 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Uzi Rabi and Mira Tzoreff; individual chapters, the contributors.