How Mehemet Ali defied the West, 1839-1841
By: Letitia W. Ufford.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786428939
Subjects: Muḥammad ʻAlī Bāshā, -- Governor of Egypt, -- 1769-1849; Egypt -- History -- Mohammed Ali, 1805-1849
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Preface; title: Note on transliteration and glossary; title: List of notable persons; title: Introduction; title: The pasha at Alexandria: June 14-15, 1839; title: In the Sultan's camp: May-June 1839; title: Father and son: northern Syria, June 1839; title: Nizib: near the Euphrates, June 20-24, 1839; title: France seeks a role: spring and summer, 1839; title: The first debate: Paris, July 1-3, 1839; title: The Sultan and his men: June-July 1839; title: Joy at Ras at-tin: July 4-20, 1839; title: Diplomacy at Istanbul: July 1839-April 1840; title: Lord Palmerston takes the reins: September-December 1839; title: Guizot and the London Convention: February-July 1840; title: Ruling Syria: 1833-1840; title: The revolt in Mt. Lebanon: June-July 1840; title: Monsieur Thiers's game: July-October 1840; title: Preparing for war: May-September 1840; title: Beirut: July-September 1840; title: The attack on Beirut: September 9-11, 1840; title: The camp at Juniyah: September-October 1940; title: A scattered army: July 1839-August 1840; title: Defending Syria: June-November 1840; title: The coalition in combat: October 9-10, 1840; title: Naval guns and ancient fortresses: September-November 1840; title: Walewski returns: October 14-November 26, 1840; title: The pasha and the commodore: November 15, 1840-February 4, 1841; title: Conflict in the cabinet: July-October 1840; title: Who will bear the blame?: Paris, November 25-December 3, 1840; title: Retreat from Damascus: November 1840-February 1841; title: The end game: February-August 1841; title: Palmerston on the hustings: Tiverton, 1846; title: Epilogue: 1841-1849; title: Kaleidoscope; title: Chapter notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.