Power and Passion in Egypt

Power and Passion in Egypt
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780857715845
ISBN-13 : 0857715844
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Book Synopsis Power and Passion in Egypt by : Archie Hunter

Download or read book Power and Passion in Egypt written by Archie Hunter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sir Eldon Gorst succeeded Lord Cromer as Agent and Consul-General in Cairo in 1907, Britain effectively ruled Egypt and the Sudan. The period Gorst spent in Egypt was critical in shaping Africa's history. The British government gave Gorst the task of liberalising the Egyptian regime, a role he pursued with vigour. However, the reforms he introduced satisfied neither Egyptian nationalists nor British expatriates, who believed he was merely pandering to agitators. Pressure increased after Boutros Ghali, the Egyptian Prime Minister and Gorst's close ally, was assassinated in 1910. Under immense strain, Gorst suspended his reform programme and a year later he was dead from cancer. Gorst's role in determining the path taken by the government of Egypt is often overlooked. "Power and Passion in Egypt" offers a timely assessment of his contribution and argues that his was an honourable attempt to share government with the Egyptian people.


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