Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire
Subtitle: Transjordan, 18501921 (Cambridge Middle East Studies)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 11, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780521892230
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; World history; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Middle East - General; History; History - General History; History: American; ASIA; Ottoman Empire; History / Middle East; Jordan--History
First sentence: To give you an idea of the difficulties which the Turkish government supposed there would be for an Englishman to go to Kerek and Wady Mousa, it is necessary to say that when Mr. Bankes applied at Constantinople to have these places inserted in his firman, they returned for answer, "that they knew of none such within the Grand Seignior's dominions."