The Pasha : how Mehemet Ali defied the West, 1839-1841 / Letitia W. Ufford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ufford, Letitia Wheeler, 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad ʻAlī Bāshā, Governor of Egypt, 1769-1849.

Muḥammad ʻAlī Bāshā.

Egypt--History--Mohammed Ali, 1805-1849.

Egypt.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2007]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

The Pasha at Alexandria: June 14-15, 1839

In the Sultan's camp: May-June 1839

Father and son: northern Syria, June 1839

Nizib: near the Euphrates, June 20-24, 1839

France seeks a role: spring and summer, 1839

The first debate: Paris, July 1-3, 1839

The Sultan and his men: June-July 1839

Joy at Ras at-tin: July 4-20, 1839

Diplomacy at Istanbul: July 1839-April 1840

Lord Palmerston takes the reins: September-December 1839

Guizot and the London Convention: February-July 1840

Ruling Syria: 1833-1840

The revolt in Mt. Lebanon: June-July 1840

Monsieur Thiers's game: July-October 1840

Preparing for war: May-September 1840

Beirut: July-September 1840

The attack on Beirut: September 9-11, 1840

The camp at Juniyah: September-October 1940

A scattered army: July 1839-August 1840

Defending Syria: June-November 1840

The coalition in combat: October 9-10, 1840

Naval guns and ancient fortresses: September-November 1840

Walewski returns: October 14-November 26, 1840

The Pasha and the commodore: November 15, 1840-February 4, 1841

Conflict in the cabinet: July-October 1840

Who will bear the blame?: Paris, November 25-December 3, 1840

Retreat from Damascus: November 1840-February 1841

The end game: February-August 1841

Palmerston on the hustings: Tiverton, July 31, 1847

Epilogue: 1841-1849

Kaleidoscope

Chapter notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.

ISBN:

9780786428939

0786428937

OCLC:

122338202