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History 9D- First Paper The crisis of the seventeenth century had devastated the Eurasian continent and had different effects in different regions. The leaders were looking desperately for a soluti... on to fix the effects of the crisis. For many rulers, the answer was ‘defensive developmentalism’. For some, it worked while for the others it was a complete failure. One such ruler, Mohammed Ali, used this opportunity to learn from the western world. Al-Tahtawi was sent by Ali to learn and understand France. He was to become an important part of Ali’s defensive developmentalism plan. What is defensive developmentalism? Every ruler wants to strengthen his state to avoid internal and external threats and to effectively manage the population and the resources. Defensive developmentalism was a way by which rulers could adopt western ideas and workings to not only understand a prospective enemy but also to adopt new ways to better suit the country as a whole. The reason why west was chosen as a suitable target for defensive developmentalism was because they had undergone a radical transformation and power had effectively shifted to the western world. The goals of defensive developmentalism were to succe [Show More]

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