The Druzes And The Maronites Under The Turkish Rule From 1840 To 1860
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: June 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781417921447
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Middle East - General; History; History - General History; History: World; Middle East
First sentence: To Europeans residing in the Ottoman empire, who come in daily contact with the Turkish authorities, and who have thereby the opportunities of watching and analysing the general course of their internal policy, the frightful scenes which have lately occurred in Syria are but the natural results of that persistent jealousy of the native Christian races which has long been, and ever will be, a predominant feature in the character of the Turk.