Egyptian peasants resisted conscription but may have held positive loyalty

Evidence

This and the previous chapters have shown the authorities attempting to capture the fellahin’s bodies and minds, and the fellahin, on the other hand, resisting these manipulative attempts of the state. Yet, was there no positive incentive that induced the fellahin to join the army out of their own accord, or, having joined it, to think about it in some positive way? — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1086

Categorization

• QUESTION: The whole next chapter addresses whether Egyptian soldiers could think of the army as their own national army rather than the Pasha’s — central to understanding army performance.
• XREF: connects to: Egyptian peasants strongly resisted conscription into the modern army; Egyptian peasants overwhelmingly resisted conscription despite ideological appeals, via open rebellion; Egyptian peasants experienced conscription as oppressive taxation rather than patriotic service (+7 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Egyptian peasants strongly resisted conscription into the modern army; Egyptian peasants overwhelmingly resisted conscription despite ideological appeals, via open rebellion; Egyptian peasants experienced conscription as oppressive taxation rather than patriotic service (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Egyptian peasants rejected religious justifications for army service #complicates (0.75)