The Eastern Question 1774-1923: Revised Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138156524 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 150 str.

Alexander Lyon Macfie

Opis

A clear and concise guide to the Eastern Question - the problem facing the European states of how to react to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. A L MacFie's study shows how the question was a major factor in shaping the policies of all the major powers from the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74 down to the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.

Spis treści

Part One:Introduction.  1. The Eastern Question.  2. The Ottoman Empire and the Great Powers in the Eighteenth Century.  Part Two Analysis.  3. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1815.  4. The Greek War of Independence.  5. Mehmet Ali and the Egyptian Question 1832 - 41.  6. The Crimean War 1853 - 56.  7.The Eastern Crisis 1875 - 78.  8.The Eastern Question 1878 - 1914.  9. The First World War 1914 - 18.  10. The Peace Settlement 1918 - 23.  Part Three: Assessment.  11. The Great Powers and the Ottoman Empire.  12. The Aftermath.  Part Four: Documents.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

Alexander Lyon Macfie