How Long to Read State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt

How Long Does it Take to Read State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Maha Ghalwash

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Description

An alternative reading of the relationship between the state and smallholder peasants in mid-nineteenth-century Egypt This book examines the rural history of Egypt during the middle years of the nineteenth century, a period that is often glossed over, or altogether forgotten. Drawing on a wide array of archival sources, some only rarely utilized by other scholars, it argues that state policy targeting the peasant land tenure regime was informed by the dual economic principles of the Ottoman, or traditional, philosophy of statecraft, and that the workings of the relevant regulations did not produce extensive peasant land loss and impoverishment. Maha Ghalwash presents a rich, detailed analysis of such crucial issues as land legislation, tax impositions, the system of tax collection, modes of land acquisition, large-scale peasant abandonment of land, the emergence of surplus lands, the formation of large, privileged estates, distribution of village land, female land inheritance, and the nature of peasants’ political activity. In investigating these issues, she highlights peasant voices, experiences, and agential power. Traditional interpretations of the rural history of nineteenth-century Egypt generally specify an avaricious state, so indifferent to peasant well-being that it consistently developed harsh policies that led to unremitting, extensive peasant impoverishment. Through an examination of the relationship between the absolutist state and the majority of its subject population, the peasant smallholders, during 1848–63, this study shows that these ideas do not hold for the mid-century period. State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt will be of interest to students of Middle East history, especially Egyptian rural history, as well as those of peasant studies, subaltern studies, gender studies, and Ottoman rural history.

How long is State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt?

State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Maha Ghalwash is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt aloud.

What Reading Level is State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt?

State, Peasants, and Land in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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