طلعت حرب وتحدي الاستعمار: دور بنك مصر في التصنيع 1920-1941

by Eric Davis

هذا الكتاب هو عمل أكاديمى، قام به باحث أمريكي لنيل رسالة الدكتوراه من جامعة أمريكية، يلقى الضوء على طلعت حرب، وكفاحه لبناء وتحرير الاقتصاد المصرى.

239 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1982

Reviews

[Deetz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author weaved his narratives around the conception of "contradiction", which originally came from Marxist theory. Although this conception seems like a simplification of Marx's dialectics, it is more promising than the mainstream emphasis on "unintended consequence" in social sciences.

The conception of unintended consequence stressed that the (subjective) aspect of agency would leads to a objective outcomes which demonstrate existence of "the social" category . However, this conception still falls into a cliche dichotomy and makes the academic works stylized.

On the contrary, the conception of contradiction offers an alternative approach. It includes motivations both intentionally and unconsciously, and it tries to explain the outcomes both unintended and intended in a more realistic way, in the senses of carrying out the research and the analysis.

Although this conception of contradiction lacks developing in this work, it does not harm the work's inspiration.

[Sara Razek · Rating 4 out of 5]

When there is a dearth of research on the formation and growth of the Egyptian bourgeoisie, and its relationship with the ruling class in modern Egyptian history, Davis’ book should be hailed as an astounding achievement. Originally published in 1983, the huge pool of information, coupled with the lucid narrative, makes this book a must read for anyone who hopes to understand the often-shrouded-in-mystery relationship between Egyptian bourgeois and the ruling class. Tal’at Harb’s biography is quite interesting, too.

[Mohamed Gad · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب ممتع بيسرد نشأة البورجوازية الزراعية في مصر تحت حكم اسماعيل ثم الاستعمار البريطاني وازاي العديد من الظروف الاقتصادية والسياسية ساعدت على تطور سريع للطبقة دي مما قادها للتطلع إلى التصنيع.

وبيطرح اسئلة حول النظريات المؤسسة عن علاقة البورجوازيات في الدول المتخلفة بالدول المتقدمة وهل هي علاقة استقلال أم تبعية في سياق تحليله لتجربة البورجوازية المصرية لتأسيس بنك محلي يمول عملية مشروع طموح للتصنيع على غرار أوروبا.

[John Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read a free copy through Project Muse and the NYPL. This is a quality discussion on industrialization, global finance, emerging nationalism, colonialism, and how accepted narratives are not always true.