| ID | 152353 |
| Title Proper | Egyptian labor corps |
| Other Title Information | workers, peasants, and the state in world war I |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Anderson, Kyle J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, I detail the British imperial system of human resource mobilization that recruited workers and peasants from Egypt to serve in the Egyptian Labor Corps in World War I (1914–18). By reconstructing multiple iterations of this network and analyzing the ways that workers and peasants acted within its constraints, this article provides a case study in the relationship between the Anglo-Egyptian colonial state and rural society in Egypt. Rather than seeing these as two separate, autonomous, and mutually antagonistic entities, this history of Egyptian Labor Corps recruitment demonstrates their mutual interdependence, emphasizing the dialectical relationship between state power and political subjectivity. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 49, No.1; Feb 2017: p.5-24 |
| Journal Source | International Journal of Middle East Studies 2017-03 49, 1 |
| Key Words | Social history ; Labor ; Peasants ; World War I |