John T. Chalcraft is Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Edinburgh.

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Foreword by Donald Quataert

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Popular History
Crafts, Protests, and Guilds in Egypt
Unevenness under Capitalism
Restructuring and Political Contention, 1805¿1914
Structure and Scope
Documents, Newspapers, and Old Books

1. Crafts and Guilds before 1863

Crafts and Guilds in the Ottoman Empire
European Power and Egyptian Dynasty Building
Crafts and Service Workers
Guilds
Conclusion

2. Restructuring after the Cotton Boom

Unequal World Economic Integration
Imperialism
Self-Strengthening
Restructuring
Construction
Textiles and Garment Trades
Urban Transport
Conclusion

3. Petitions and Protests under Isma'il

Co-opting the Guilds
Weapons of the Weak
New Avenues of Participation
The Box Makers of Cairo and Taxation
A Stonemason and Guild Dues
Contracting, Labor Relations, and Merchants
Seeking Mercy: The Cabdrivers of Cairo
Claiming Citizenship: The Carters of Bulaq
Bidding for Redistribution: The Porters of Alexandria
Conclusion

4. Restructuring under Colonial Rule

The Colonial State and World Economic Integration
Crafts and Service Workers and Restructuring
Garment Making
Textiles
Construction
Urban Transport
Conclusion

5. Strikes and Protests under Colonial Rule

Demobilization
Abandoning the Guilds
Informalism
Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire
The Rise of Nationalism
The Advent of Mass Popular Protest
The Making of an Alliance
Conclusion

Conclusion

Restructuring
The Guilds
Collective Assertion
Unevenness under Capitalism
Popular History

Appendix. A Boatman's Petition

Notes

Bibliography

Index