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Dividing the Nile: Egypt's Economic Nationalists in the Sudan 1918-56
David E. Mills
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Description for Dividing the Nile: Egypt's Economic Nationalists in the Sudan 1918-56
Hardcover. Dividing the Nile counters that Egyptian entrepreneurs failed to develop a united economy or shared economic interests, guaranteeing Egypt's 'loss' of the Sudan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1HBS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Most scholarship has attributed Sudanese independence in 1956 to British dominance of the Condominium, historical animosity toward Egypt, or the emergence of Sudanese nationalism. Dividing the Nile counters that Egyptian entrepreneurs failed to develop a united economy or shared economic interests, guaranteeing Egypt's 'loss' of the Sudan. It argues that British dominance of the Condominium may have stymied initial Egyptian efforts, but that after the First World War Egypt became increasingly interested in and capable of economic ventures in the Sudan. However, early Egyptian financial assistance and the seemingly successful resolution of Nile waters disputes actually divided the regions, while ... Read more
Most scholarship has attributed Sudanese independence in 1956 to British dominance of the Condominium, historical animosity toward Egypt, or the emergence of Sudanese nationalism. Dividing the Nile counters that Egyptian entrepreneurs failed to develop a united economy or shared economic interests, guaranteeing Egypt's 'loss' of the Sudan. It argues that British dominance of the Condominium may have stymied initial Egyptian efforts, but that after the First World War Egypt became increasingly interested in and capable of economic ventures in the Sudan. However, early Egyptian financial assistance and the seemingly successful resolution of Nile waters disputes actually divided the regions, while ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166389
SKU
V9789774166389
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About David E. Mills
David E. Mills is professor of Middle East history at Marshall University. His research interests revolve around nationalist theory and the economic history of the Nile valley, concentrating on the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium period.
Reviews for Dividing the Nile: Egypt's Economic Nationalists in the Sudan 1918-56
"A work of seminal and extraordinary scholarship, Dividing the Nile: Egypt's Economic Nationalists in the Sudan 1918-56 is enhanced with the inclusion of fifty-nine pages of notes; an eighteen page bibliography; and a six page index. Informed and informative, Dividing the Nile: Egypt's Economic Nationalists in the Sudan 1918-56 is a strongly recommended addition to academic library 20th Century Egyptian ... Read more