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Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East
ISBN: 9781848854963 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In the nineteenth century the Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a Russian invasion of Egypt, the other as a potentially faster route to India. This is the traditional explanation for the presence of the international powers in the region. This important new book questions this view. Through a study of two important projects of the time -- international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India -- Professor Goren shows how other... In the nineteenth century the Dead Sea and the Tigris-Euphrates river system had great political significance: the one as a possible gateway for a ... |
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Palestine and World War I: Grand Strategy, Military Tactics and Culture in War
ISBN: 9781780763590 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Palestine Campaign undertaken by the British during the Great War has become one of the most glorified military offensives of the 20th Century. Shattering the reach of Ottoman imperial power for the final time, the conflict both pushed Germany back into Europe and laid the groundwork for splitting up the Middle East into the nations that we recognize today. Meanwhile, the secretive Sykes-Picot Agreement ensured the British and French would continue to exert colonial influence in the Middle East for the next sixty years. Palestine and World War I is a new exploration of the social and...
The Palestine Campaign undertaken by the British during the Great War has become one of the most glorified military offensives of the 20th Century. Sh...
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