"This important book rescues Egypt s migrant workers, the tarahil, from their usual neglect. It follows them from the fields into the urban labor market to argue that, in spite of the weakness of their position, they played a significant political and economic role in the turbulent years of the Sadat presidency and beyond."--Roger Owen, Harvard University
Analyzing the role of rural workers in Egypt s economy, James Toth provides a bottom-up account of the country s recent history, including the 1961 agricultural crisis that undermined Nasser s Arab socialism, the 1965-66...
"This important book rescues Egypt s migrant workers, the tarahil, from their usual neglect. It follows them from the fields into the urban ...
