A Bridgehead to Africa : German Interest in the Ottoman Province of Tripoli (Libya) 1884-1918 / Suaad Alghafal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alghafal, Suaad, Author.

Contributor:

Zentrum Moderner Orient (Berlin, Germany), Funder.

Series:

ZMO-Studien

ZMO-Studien ; 39

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This monograph analyses the role of the province of Tripoli, Libya, in the context of German foreign politics with a focus on the period between 1884 and 1918. Suaad Alghafal examines the German military, political and economic strategy, and sheds lights on the international events that provided the setting for the German policy towards Libya, particularly the European 'Scramble for Africa'.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Tables

List of Pictures

List of Maps

Appendix

Introduction

1 European Colonial Ambitions and Economic Expansions of the Reich (1884-1918)

2 The Province of Tripoli and its Significance for German Interests (1870-1884)

3 The German Scramble for Africa (1882-1909)

4 German Economic Activities in the Province of Tripoli and Ottoman- German Relations in 1910

5 German-Ottoman Rapprochement Policy and its Impact in Libya during World War I (1914-1918)

Conclusion

Glossary of Arabic Words

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9783110685015

3110685019

OCLC:

1243310618

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access