Sea of Troubles - The European Conquest of the Islamic Mediterranean and the Origins of the First World War (Hardcover)

In the mid-eighteenth century, most of the Mediterranean coastline and its hinterlands were controlled by the Ottoman Empire, a vast Islamic power regarded by Christian Europe with awe and fear. By the end of the First World War, however, this great civilisation had been completely subjugated, and its territories occupied by European powers. Sea of Troubles is the definitive account of the European conquest of the Levant and North Africa over three centuries. Ian Rutledge reveals the intense imperial rivalry between six European powers - Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Austria-Hungary and Russia - who all jostled for control of the trade, lands and wealth of the Islamic Mediterranean. The competition between these states made their conquest a far more difficult and extended task than they encountered elsewhere in the world. Yet, as new contenders entered the contest, and as rivalries intensified in the early twentieth century, events would spiral out of control as the continent headed towards the First World War.

General

Imprint:	Saqi Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2023
Authors:	Ian Rutledge
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	576
ISBN-13:	978-0-86356-950-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-86356-950-1
Barcode:	9780863569500

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