Britain emerged from World War II dependent both economically and militarily upon the US. Egypt formed the hub of Britain's imperial interests in the Middle East. However, Britain's inability to maintain a large garrison in the region was clear to the indigenous peoples. In the Arab world itself, the old conservative elites had no solutions for the economic and social distress of the masses, which had been aggravated by the privations of war. These elites were now threatened by a new, Westernised middle stratum, the effendiyya, and tried the risky tactic of diverting the masses' frustration...

Britain emerged from World War II dependent both economically and militarily upon the US. Egypt formed the hub of Britain's imperial interests in the Middle East. However, Britain's inability to maintain a large garrison in the region was clear to the indigenous peoples. In the Arab world itself, the old conservative elites had no solutions for the economic and social distress of the masses, which had been aggravated by the privations of war. These elites were now threatened by a new, Westernised middle stratum, the effendiyya, and tried the risky tactic of diverting the masses' frustration...

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