Commis, artisans, ouvriers. Les métamorphoses du salariat dans l’Égypte du XIXe siècle

This article deals with the evolution of wage labour in Egypt during the first half of the 19th century, in light of the legal, military, economic, and administrative reforms instituted by Muhammad 'Alî (r. 1805-1848) . These reforms modified the system of venal office, whereby a sultan's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pascale Ghazaleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2004-12-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/2711