Labour and Politics in Egypt, 1919–1939

Bibliographic Data

ID8967343
AuthorsMarius Deeb (Princeton University, corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume10
Issue2
Pages187-203
Publication date1979-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743800034760
OpenAlexW2115531055
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited8

The aim of this essay is to analyse the rise and development of a new labour movement in Egypt between 1919 and 1939, the crucial interwar period. As the history of the movement was inextricably linked to the Wafd as well as to the competing political forces in Egypt at the time, I examine the extent to which the various political parties and personalities were able to hamper the development of an independent trade union movement during those years. I also discuss the factors which assisted or hindered, at times, the promulgation of labour laws, and view the achievements of the trade union movement (in different sub-periods) in terms of its success in satisfying the demands of workers, which were being opposed by those of the predominantly foreign local bourgeoisie

Bourgeoisie · Economics · Economy · Labour economics · Movement (music · Period (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Promulgation · Trade union · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society

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