Sea of Troubles
the european conquest of the islamic mediterranean and the origins of the first world war
$55.99
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2024
Summary
In the mid-eighteenth century, most of the Mediterranean coastline and its hinterlands were controlled by the Ottoman Empire, a vast Islamic power regarded by Christian Europe with awe and fear. By the end of the First World War, however, this great civilisation had been completely subjugated, and its territories occupied by European powers. Sea of Troubles is the definitive account of the European conquest of the Levant and North Africa over three centuries. Ian Rutledge reveals the inten…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780863569500 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0863569501 |
| Author: | Ian Rutledge |
| Publisher: | Saqi Books |
| Imprint: | Saqi Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 45mm |
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Critics Review
“A lifetime worth of research has gone into this book and Rutledge offers some deep insight and rich detail … We still live with the legacy of the Ottomans and the rise of the West, which is what makes this book an important read.”
* Middle East Monitor *About The Author
Ian Rutledge
Ian Rutledge is an economist and historian. Rutledge earned his PhD in Economic History from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the Universities of London and Sheffield. An Arabist who has studied the language for over two decades, Rutledge has devoted the past two decades to researching the economic and political history of the Middle East and North Africa. His other publications include the critically acclaimed Enemy on the Euphrates: The Battle for Iraq, 1914-1921.
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