The Suez Canal and the Ottoman Empire /

Name: The Suez Canal and the Ottoman Empire /
Author: Bilici, Faruk

Title	The Suez Canal and the Ottoman Empire /
Author	Bilici, Faruk
Publication Date:	2019
Publication Place	Paris - CNRS editions
Subject	East and West. \| Suez Canal (Egypt) > History. \| Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. \| Turkey > Foreign relations > 19th century. \| Egypt > History > 19th century \| Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 > Administrative and political divisions.
Type	Book
Language	French
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	312
Physical Dimensions	312 pages : illustrations, maps, charts, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	DT154 .S9 B55 2019
Record ID	31209
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2019
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and indexes. \| "November 17, 1869: the Suez Canal was inaugurated with great fanfare, in the presence of Empress Eugénie. But the construction of the canal, begun in 1859, was not done without clashes. Ferdinand de Lesseps and France battled for many decades before convincing the Ottoman Empire, of which Egypt was only a province, of its merits. Accused of being a instrument of colonization of Egypt for the benefit of France, the Universal Company of the Suez Canal, "State within the State", is very criticized by the Ottoman Empire. The latter fears that a maritime canal materially separating Egypt from the rest of the Empire would make the sultan's sovereignty over this territory illusory, and open the door to unacceptable Western domination. This work does not offer yet another history of the Suez Canal either on a technical level or on a diplomatic level, but it does. intends to fill a considerable gap: the study of this history from the Ottoman point of view, from the projects to the exploitation through the construction of the canal. Trials, arbitrations, controversies: long before the "Suez crisis" of 1956 linked to its nationalization, the canal was already at the heart of a power game between East and West."--Page 4 of cover.
Sample Text	"November 17, 1869: the Suez Canal was inaugurated with great fanfare, in the presence of Empress Eugénie. But the construction of the canal, begun in 1859, was not done without clashes. Ferdinand de Lesseps and France battled for many decades before convincing the Ottoman Empire, of which Egypt was only a province, of its merits. Accused of being a instrument of colonization of Egypt for the benefit of France, the Universal Company of the Suez Canal, "State within the State", is very criticized by the Ottoman Empire. The latter fears that a maritime canal materially separating Egypt from the rest of the Empire would make the sultan's sovereignty over this territory illusory, and open the door to unacceptable Western domination. This work does not offer yet another history of the Suez Canal either on a technical level or on a diplomatic level, but it does. intends to fill a considerable gap: the study of this history from the Ottoman point of view, from the projects to the exploitation through the construction of the canal. Trials, arbitrations, controversies: long before the "Suez crisis" of 1956 linked to its nationalization, the canal was already at the heart of a power game between East and West."--Page 4 of cover.

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American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

The Suez Canal and the Ottoman Empire /

Author Bilici, Faruk

Publication Date 2019

Publication Place Paris - CNRS editions

Subject East and West. | Suez Canal (Egypt) > History. | Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. | Turkey > Foreign relations > 19th century. | Egypt > History > 19th century | Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 > Administrative and political divisions.

Type Book

Language French

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 312

Physical Dimensions 312 pages : illustrations, maps, charts, facsimiles ; 23 cm.

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID DT154 .S9 B55 2019

Record ID 31209

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2019

Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and indexes. | "November 17, 1869: the Suez Canal was inaugurated with great fanfare, in the presence of Empress Eugénie. But the construction of the canal, begun in 1859, was not done without clashes. Ferdinand de Lesseps and France battled for many decades before convincing the Ottoman Empire, of which Egypt was only a province, of its merits. Accused of being a instrument of colonization of Egypt for the benefit of France, the Universal Company of the Suez Canal, "State within the State", is very criticized by the Ottoman Empire. The latter fears that a maritime canal materially separating Egypt from the rest of the Empire would make the sultan's sovereignty over this territory illusory, and open the door to unacceptable Western domination. This work does not offer yet another history of the Suez Canal either on a technical level or on a diplomatic level, but it does. intends to fill a considerable gap: the study of this history from the Ottoman point of view, from the projects to the exploitation through the construction of the canal. Trials, arbitrations, controversies: long before the "Suez crisis" of 1956 linked to its nationalization, the canal was already at the heart of a power game between East and West."--Page 4 of cover.

Sample Text "November 17, 1869: the Suez Canal was inaugurated with great fanfare, in the presence of Empress Eugénie. But the construction of the canal, begun in 1859, was not done without clashes. Ferdinand de Lesseps and France battled for many decades before convincing the Ottoman Empire, of which Egypt was only a province, of its merits. Accused of being a instrument of colonization of Egypt for the benefit of France, the Universal Company of the Suez Canal, "State within the State", is very criticized by the Ottoman Empire. The latter fears that a maritime canal materially separating Egypt from the rest of the Empire would make the sultan's sovereignty over this territory illusory, and open the door to unacceptable Western domination. This work does not offer yet another history of the Suez Canal either on a technical level or on a diplomatic level, but it does. intends to fill a considerable gap: the study of this history from the Ottoman point of view, from the projects to the exploitation through the construction of the canal. Trials, arbitrations, controversies: long before the "Suez crisis" of 1956 linked to its nationalization, the canal was already at the heart of a power game between East and West."--Page 4 of cover.