Colonising Egypt
"An important and seminal addition to Middle East Studies."  --Mervat  Hatem, Middle East Journal"Colonising Egypt focuses on the intellectual and political impact of  Europe on 19th century Egypt and argues for a critical repositioning of the  study of colonial history. Drawing on the methodologies of contemporary European  intellectuals such as Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida, Mitchell relocates  the significance of these theories within a global context."  --Barbara Harlow,  Middle East Report"This book is not so much about Egypt as it is about the 'mischief' of  the West, a mischief dependent on a political metaphysics of its own. . . . The  book is written with great tact and decency, and suggests just how much is at  stake in understanding the radical nature of colonialism as a form of power."  --Helen Pringle, Politics