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Episode: The Fate of Colonial Elites in Post-Colonial Regimes: Evidence from the 1952 Egyptian Revolution
Description: Podcast: Middle East Centre (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The Fate of Colonial Elites in Post-Colonial Regimes: Evidence from the 1952 Egyptian RevolutionPub date: 2022-02-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDr Neil Ketchley in conversation with Professor Walter Armbrust about his current research. The post-WWII era saw coups and “revolutions from above” break out across the Middle East and North Africa. How did these events transform colonial-era state elites? We theorize that post-colonial regimes had to choose between purging perceived opponents and delivering key sta...