The Damascus events : the 1860 massacre and the making of the Modern Middle East
Eugene L. Rogan
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
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| Omfang | xi, 377 sider, 16 blader plansjer : : illustrasjoner, kart, portrett
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| Opplysninger | Britisk-engelsk parallellutgave: London : Penguin Allen Lane, 2024, med undertittelen: The 1860 massacre and the destruction of the old Ottoman world. - "On July 9, 1860, a violent mob swept through the Christian quarters of Damascus, leaving five thousand Christians dead, thousands of shops looted, and churches, houses, and monasteries razed. Eugene Rogan traces how rising tensions between Muslim and Christian communities led some to regard extermination as a reasonable solution. Rogan also narrates the wake of this disaster, and how the Ottoman government moved quickly to retake control of the city, end the violence, and reintegrate Christians into the community"--
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| ISBN | 9781541604278
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