Omar Cheta عمر شتا
@omarcheta.bsky.social
Historian • Alexandria/Syracuse • https://www.sup.org/books/middle-east-studies/how-commerce-became-legal
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*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
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When Egypt's markets opened to private capital in the 1840s, a new infrastructure of commercial laws & institutions emerged. How Commerce Became Legal by @omarcheta.bsky.social considers how modern laws redefined the commercial sphere, shaping a mode of market governance
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September 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
When Egypt's markets opened to private capital in the 1840s, a new infrastructure of commercial laws & institutions emerged. How Commerce Became Legal by @omarcheta.bsky.social considers how modern laws redefined the commercial sphere, shaping a mode of market governance
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The Histories of Capitalism and Race series
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
September 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The Histories of Capitalism and Race series
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
@soasuni.bsky.social is back with a stellar line-up! Join us for exciting book discussions with @esmat.bsky.social, Catherine Hall, @omarcheta.bsky.social, Nicky Falkof, Tithi Bhattacharya, Françoise Verges, and Hafsa Kanjwal.
Reposted by Omar Cheta عمر شتا
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
September 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
September 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
*How Commerce Became Legal* is finally out with @stanfordpress.bsky.social. Many thanks to all the friends and colleagues who helped along the way.
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
www.sup.org/books/middle...
(50% site-wide discount valid until September 8; 20% discount using code "CHETA20" after that)
April 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My review of Aaron Jakes's outstanding and ambitious book, "Egypt's Occupation." doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...
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Aaron G. Jakes. Egypt’s Occupation: Colonial Economism and the Crises of Capitalism.
New historical scholarship usually aims to fill historiographical gaps and revise widely held assumptions about the past. Aaron G. Jakes’s Egypt’s Occupati
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March 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My review of Aaron Jakes's outstanding and ambitious book, "Egypt's Occupation." doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...
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Beth Baron and Jeffrey Culang edited an important book. It features studies by some of the best scholars of Egyptian history, including Kathryn Schwartz, who left our world too soon. Her chapter on al-Waqa’i’ al-Misriyya is a testament to her brilliance. May her scholarship keep her memory alive.
March 8, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Beth Baron and Jeffrey Culang edited an important book. It features studies by some of the best scholars of Egyptian history, including Kathryn Schwartz, who left our world too soon. Her chapter on al-Waqa’i’ al-Misriyya is a testament to her brilliance. May her scholarship keep her memory alive.