Colonising Egypt

by Mitchell (Author), Mitchell (Author), Mitchell (Author), Mitchell (Author)

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1992
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Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.

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Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 230
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 01 Jul 1992
ISBN 10: 0520075684
ISBN 13: 9780520075689

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Colonising Egypt focuses on the intellectual and political impact of Europe on 19th century Egypt and argues for a critical repositioning of the study of colonial history. Drawing on the methodologies of contemporary European intellectuals such as Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida, Mitchell relocates the significance of these theories within a global context. --Barbara Harlow, Middle East Report

Author Bio

Timothy Mitchell is Professor, Department of Middle East and Asian Studies, Columbia University.