The Damascus Events: 1860 Massacre And Destruction Of Old Ottoman World Eugene Rogan Allen Lane Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

‘A Superb Account Of The 1860 Damascus Massacres—Much Neglected Nowadays But Central To Creation Modern Middle East’ - Simon Sebag Montefiore‘a Stunning Portrait Ottoman Empire And During A Time Crisis Absolutely Riveting’ Peter Frankopan‘an Accessible Enlightening Ultimately Surprising An Episode Which Most Western Readers Will Be Unaware’ Christopher De Bellaiguethis Remarkable Book Recreates One Watershed Moments In History East: Ferocious Outbreaks Disorder Across Levant Resulted Massacre Thousands Christians Eugene Rogan Brilliantly Lost World East Under Rule Once Mighty Was Pressure From Global Economic Change European Imperial Expansion Reforms Mid-Nineteenth Century Raised Tensions Nowhere More So Than Multifarious City Linked By Caravan Trade Baghdad Mediterranean Mecca Chaos Languages Customs Beliefs Made Warily Tolerant Place Until Began Advantage Minority Christian Community At Expense Muslim Majority People Who Had Generally Lived Side For Generations Became Bitter Enemies As News Civil War Mount Lebanon Arrived Threat French Expeditionary Force Ottomans Dealt With Disaster Effectively Ruthlessly Old Quite Damascene Lay Ruins It Would Take Quarter Restore Stability Prosperity Syrian Capital This Is Both Essential Understanding Emergence Destruction Uniquely Gripping Story Σελίδες: 400 Διαστάσεις: 16 1X16 1Cm