Author

Publication

2011 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Cuba

Language

English

Word Count

75,500 words, Guess

Page Count

302 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100300170912
  • ISBN-139780300170917
  • OCLC Control Number694547929
  • Better World Books9780300170917
  • Open LibraryOL26885165M

Classifications

  • DDC382.09560409032
  • LCCHV3756.5

Description

"Long before they came as occupiers, the British were drawn to the Middle East by the fabled riches of its trade and the enlightened tolerance of its people. The 'pashas' - merchants and travelers from Europe - discovered an Islamic world that was alluring, dynamic and diverse." "Ranging across two and a half centuries and through the great cities of Istanbul, Aleppo and Alexandria, James Mather tells the forgotten story of the men of the Levant Company who sought their fortunes in the Ottoman Empire. Their trade brought to the region not only merchants but ambassadors and envoys, pilgrims and chaplains, families and servants, aristocratic tourists and roving antiquarians. Together, their lives provide a fascinating insight into the meeting of East and West before the age of European imperialism."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • PashasYale University Press2011

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