Format:
X, 261 S.
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Ill., Kt.
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26cm
ISBN:
0786428937
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9780786428939
Content:
"In 1811, Mehemet Ali Pasha, governor of Egypt, gained control of that country by a massacre of the Mamluks. This book shines a light on the great international crisis of 1839-1841, precipitated by the Pasha when his army threatened to shatter the Ottoman Empire, tempting the European Powers to fight each other over control of the pieces"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Note on transliteration and glossary -- List of notable persons -- Introduction -- The pasha at Alexandria: June 14-15, 1839 -- In the Sultan's camp: May-June 1839 -- Father and son: northern Syria, June 1839 -- Nizib: near the Euphrates, June 20-24, 1839 -- France seeks a role: spring and summer, 1839 -- The first debate: Paris, July 1-3, 1839 -- The Sultan and his men: June-July 1839 -- Joy at Ras at-tin: July 4-20, 1839 -- Diplomacy at Istanbul: July 1839-April 1840 -- Lord Palmerston takes the reins: September-December 1839 -- Guizot and the London Convention: February-July 1840 -- Ruling Syria: 1833-1840 -- The revolt in Mt. Lebanon: June-July 1840 -- Monsieur Thiers's game: July-October 1840 -- Preparing for war: May-September 1840 -- Beirut: July-September 1840 -- The attack on Beirut: September 9-11, 1840 -- The camp at Juniyah: September-October 1940 -- A scattered army: July 1839-August 1840 -- Defending Syria: June-November 1840 -- The coalition in combat: October 9-10, 1840 -- Naval guns and ancient fortresses: September-November 1840 -- Walewski returns: October 14-November 26, 1840 -- The pasha and the commodore: November 15, 1840-February 4, 1841 -- Conflict in the cabinet: July-October 1840 -- Who will bear the blame?: Paris, November 25-December 3, 1840 -- Retreat from Damascus: November 1840-February 1841 -- The end game: February-August 1841 -- Palmerston on the hustings: Tiverton, 1846 -- Epilogue: 1841-1849 -- Kaleidoscope -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Summary: "In 1811, Mehemet Ali Pasha, governor of Egypt, gained control of that country by a massacre of the Mamluks. This book shines a light on the great international crisis of 1839-1841, precipitated by the Pasha when his army threatened to shatter the Ottoman Empire, tempting the European Powers to fight each other over control of the pieces"--Provided by publisher. - Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Note on transliteration and glossary -- List of notable persons -- Introduction -- The pasha at Alexandria: June 14-15, 1839 -- In the Sultan's camp: May-June 1839 -- Father and son: northern Syria, June 1839 -- Nizib: near the Euphrates, June 20-24, 1839 -- France seeks a role: spring and summer, 1839 -- The first debate: Paris, July 1-3, 1839 -- The Sultan and his men: June-July 1839 -- Joy at Ras at-tin: July 4-20, 1839 -- Diplomacy at Istanbul: July 1839-April 1840 -- Lord Palmerston takes the reins: September-December 1839 -- Guizot and the London Convention: February-July 1840 -- Ruling Syria: 1833-1840 -- The revolt in Mt. Lebanon: June-July 1840 -- Monsieur Thiers's game: July-October 1840 -- Preparing for war: May-September 1840 -- Beirut: July-September 1840 -- The attack on Beirut: September 9-11, 1840 -- The camp at Juniyah: September-October 1940 -- A scattered army: July 1839-August 1840 -- Defending Syria: June-November 1840 -- The coalition in combat: October 9-10, 1840 -- Naval guns and ancient fortresses: September-November 1840 -- Walewski returns: October 14-November 26, 1840 -- The pasha and the commodore: November 15, 1840-February 4, 1841 -- Conflict in the cabinet: July-October 1840 -- Who will bear the blame?: Paris, November 25-December 3, 1840 -- Retreat from Damascus: November 1840-February 1841 -- The end game: February-August 1841 -- Palmerston on the hustings: Tiverton, 1846 -- Epilogue: 1841-1849 -- Kaleidoscope -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Note on transliteration and glossary -- List of notable persons -- Introduction -- The pasha at Alexandria: June 14-15, 1839 -- In the Sultan's camp: May-June 1839 -- Father and son: northern Syria, June 1839 -- Nizib: near the Euphrates, June 20-24, 1839 -- France seeks a role: spring and summer, 1839 -- The first debate: Paris, July 1-3, 1839 -- The Sultan and his men: June-July 1839 -- Joy at Ras at-tin: July 4-20, 1839 -- Diplomacy at Istanbul: July 1839-April 1840 -- Lord Palmerston takes the reins: September-December 1839 -- Guizot and the London Convention: February-July 1840 -- Ruling Syria: 1833-1840 -- The revolt in Mt. Lebanon: June-July 1840 -- Monsieur Thiers's game: July-October 1840 -- Preparing for war: May-September 1840 -- Beirut: July-September 1840 -- The attack on Beirut: September 9-11, 1840 -- The camp at Juniyah: September-October 1940 -- A scattered army: July 1839-August 1840 -- Defending Syria: June-November 1840 -- The coalition in combat: October 9-10, 1840 -- Naval guns and ancient fortresses: September-November 1840 -- Walewski returns: October 14-November 26, 1840 -- The pasha and the commodore: November 15, 1840-February 4, 1841 -- Conflict in the cabinet: July-October 1840 -- Who will bear the blame?: Paris, November 25-December 3, 1840 -- Retreat from Damascus: November 1840-February 1841 -- The end game: February-August 1841 -- Palmerston on the hustings: Tiverton, 1846 -- Epilogue: 1841-1849 -- Kaleidoscope -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Ägypten
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Muḥammad ʿAlī Bāšā 1769-1849
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Internationale Politik
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Statthalter
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Geschichte
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Gouverneur
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Außenpolitik
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Geschichte 1839-1941
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Geschichte 1839-1941
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