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The Master and the Machine: Mohamed Ali’s Brutal Blueprint for Egypt17 December 2019·254 words·2 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Egypt Mohamed Ali Pasha State-Building Industrialization Authoritarianism Sa'id Historical Case Studies Military and Logistics Policy and Critique Development and Inequality
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