Mehmed Ali

Khaled Fahmy is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University. He is the author of All the Pasha's Men: Mehmed Ali, His Army and the Making of Modern Egypt.

• Acknowledgments 1 MACEDONIAN ORIGINSBirthChildhood and adolescenceMarriage 2 THE EGYPTIAN QUAGMIREHüsrev Pasha: the beginning of a lifelong enmityThe eviction of the Mamluks from CairoSending Hüsrev packing 3 CONSOLIDATION OF POWERThe elimination of local rivalsThe Mamluk massacre 4 ENTRENCHMENTBuilding an alternative power baseAn economic policy takes shapeThe Hijaz campaignAbsolute powerTightening the screwInvesting in infrastructureLingering anxietiesCommercial successes“The old spider in his den” 5 EXPANDING HORIZONSA fortuitous yearThe Greek warThe involvement of the European powersHüsrev’s reappearanceThe “Auspicious Event”Disaster at NavarinoPreparation for the next round 6 THE FINAL SHOWDOWNThe BenefactorNagging worriesThe invasion of SyriaCrossing the RubiconReorganization and retrenchmentThe second Syrian crisisSeeking hereditary ruleJubilation 7 TRIUMPHThe Pasha and his elite: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Mehmed Ali and the EgyptiansThe Pasha’s last years 8 THE PASHA’S MULTIPLE LEGACIES What went wrong? BibliographyIndex

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