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I'm loving the narrative tone of this book so far! It's so much more accessible than typical academic books. I especially love that Marsot gives special attention to describing the *personalities* and temperaments of Muhammad Ali, his sons, and advisors. It makes them so much more human.

— Sep 06, 2022 09:03AM

Egypt in the Reign of Muhammad Ali (Cambridge Middle East Library, Series Number 4)

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آية is on page 168 of 312

“The list of Frenchmen employed in Egypt is a well-known one for the west has long credited them with the modernization of Egypt. As far as the Egyptian ruler was concerned, these men were tools in his hand: they were in Egypt to perform a function, to teach his bureaucrats their knowledge, and once that was done he wished to dispense with them”

— Sep 14, 2022 07:42AM