Promised Lands: The British and the Ottoman Middle East

by Jonathan Parry

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A major history of the British Empire's early involvement in the Middle East

Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 showed how vulnerable India was to attack by France and Russia. It forced the British Empire to try to secure the two routes that a European might use to reach the subcontinent--through Egypt and the Red Sea, and through Baghdad and the Persian Gulf. Promised Lands is a panoramic history of this vibrant and explosive...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691231443

ISBN13:9780691231440

Release Date:December 2024

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.61 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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