The Suez Canal

Author : Zachary Karabell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307566072

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Parting the Desert by Zachary Karabell Pdf

Award-winning historian Zachary Karabell tells the epic story of the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century--the building of the Suez Canal-- and shows how it changed the world. The dream was a waterway that would unite the East and the West, and the ambitious, energetic French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de Lesseps was the mastermind behind the project. Lesseps saw the project through fifteen years of financial challenges, technical obstacles, and political intrigues. He convinced ordinary French citizens to invest their money, and he won the backing of Napoleon III and of Egypt's prince Muhammad Said. But the triumph was far from perfect: the construction relied heavily on forced labor and technical and diplomatic obstacles constantly threatened completion. The inauguration in 1869 captured the imagination of the world. The Suez Canal was heralded as a symbol of progress that would unite nations, but its legacy is mixed. Parting the Desert is both a transporting narrative and a meditation on the origins of the modern Middle East.

Author : Derek Varble
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810144

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The Suez Crisis 1956 by Derek Varble Pdf

In July 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, causing immediate concern to Britain and France. They already opposed Nasser and were worried at the threat to maritime traffic in the Canal. This book traces the course of subsequent events. Together with Israel, Britain and France hatched a plot to occupy the Canal Zone and overthrow Nasser. Israel attacked Sinai, and Britain and France launched offensives throughout Egypt, but strategic failures overshasdowed tactical success. Finally, Britain, France and Israel bowed to international pressure and withdrew, leaving the Suez Canal, and Egypt, firmly in the hands of President Nasser.

Author : Joseph A. Obieta,Richard A. Baxter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789401509732

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The International Status of the Suez Canal by Joseph A. Obieta,Richard A. Baxter Pdf

At the turn of the century, a definitive history of the Suez Canal by Charles-Roux, L'Isthme et le Canal de Suez, listed in its bibliogra phy 1499 items on this major interoceanic waterway. A conservative estimate would probably set at double, treble, or quadruple this number the notes and studies on the Suez Canal which have been published since 1901. A word of explanation about a further work on the Canal may therefore be called for. Throughout its history the Suez Canal has been the focus of con troversy and conflict, arising out of attempts to control this crucial point on the sea passage linking Europe with the east coast of Africa, India, the Far East and Australasia. Much of this troubled history yields more readily to political than to legal analysis. The most important single legal question about the Canal concerns the dimen sions of the right of free passage. That question has become of grave concern to the entire world community only with the war between the Arab States and Israel and the short-lived conflict of 1956-57 between France, Great Britain, and Israel on the one hand and Egypt on the other.

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1985580950

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The Suez Canal by Charles River Charles River Editors Pdf

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 1831, a 26-year old French foreign service official by the name of Ferdinand de Lesseps was sent to Alexandria to serve as vice-consul. While undergoing an obligatory period of quarantine, the French Consul-General, Monsieur Mimaut, sent his new understudy a number of books to help pass the time, and one of these books proved to be a lengthy memorandum composed by French engineer Jacques-Marie le Pere, writing on instructions from Napoleon Bonaparte. The subject was the linking of the Red Sea with the Mediterranean by the construction of a canal. This study made a deep impression on the mind of the young diplomat, and for the remainder of his term of service in Egypt, he applied himself to studying the question. Eventually, he came to believe that it was not only a viable project, but a potentially profitable one too, and, of course, it would be nothing less than a stupendous gift to mankind. As it turned out, the concept of linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean was not by any means new. In fact, the idea was as old as trade across the isthmus itself. Work on the Canal of the Pharaohs, or Necho's Canal, as it is more commonly known, began during Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty, under the reign either of Sethi I, or his son, the great Rameses II. The project sought to link the two oceans through an artificial canal of modest length linking a navigable stretch of the Nile to the Bitter Lakes, and then to the Red Sea. The Suez Canal: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Waterway examines the various attempts to create the canal over thousands of years, and how the modern Suez Canal came to be. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the Suez Canal like never before.

Author : Ferdinand de Lesseps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015013904332

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The History of the Suez Canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps Pdf

The History of the Suez Canal by Monsieur Ferdinand De Lesseps, first published in 1876, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Author : D. A. Farnie
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
Page : 886 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015007017810

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East and West of Suez by D. A. Farnie Pdf

Author : Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015006400769

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The Suez Canal by Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson Pdf

Author : Diane B. Kunz
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0807819670

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The Economic Diplomacy of the Suez Crisis by Diane B. Kunz Pdf

Diane Kunz describes here how the United States employed economic diplomacy to affect relations among states during the Suez Crisis of 1956-57. Using political and financial archival material from the United States and Great Britain, and drawing from pers

Author : S. C. Burchell
Publisher : New Word City
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612309996

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The Suez Canal by S. C. Burchell Pdf

Critics said Ferdinand de Lesseps's ambitious scheme to link the waters of the Mediterranean and Red seas - thus cutting 5,800 miles off the India to Europe ocean voyage - was impractical, unwise, and even foolish. The hostile, empty desert of the Isthmus of Suez posed a seemingly insurmountable geographical challenge to the builder's ingenuity and persistence. During the ten years of its construction, from 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was the focus of worldwide attention. Around the globe, people followed its progress and then celebrated its completion. Today, the Suez Canal is an enduring testimony to people's limitless vision.

Author : Carmela Lutmar,Ziv Rubinovitz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9783031156700

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The Suez Canal: Past Lessons and Future Challenges by Carmela Lutmar,Ziv Rubinovitz Pdf

This open access book seeks to provide a survey of historical, geopolitical, economic, and environmental developments in the last 150 years and to highlight future challenges it faces as it pertains to the areas mentioned earlier. It argues that the centrality of the canal--geo-strategically and otherwise--requires a shift in scholarly focus to study the various aspects from an interdisciplinary perspective. This book addresses several gaps in the literature--the first being a lack of a systematic examination of historical aspects in the development of the canal in 150 years. The second is a careful study of the canal's geostrategic importance. The third is a combination of several disciplines that examine the centrality of the Suez Canal.

Author : T. K. Lynch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Egypt
ISBN : OXFORD:302281811

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A Visit to the Suez Canal by T. K. Lynch Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Suez Canal (Egypt)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120560979

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The Suez Canal and World Affairs by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip Zelikow,Ernest May
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815735731

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Suez Deconstructed by Philip Zelikow,Ernest May Pdf

Experiencing a major crisis from different viewpoints, step by step. The Suez crisis of 1956—now little more than dim history for many people—offers a master class in statecraft. It was a potentially explosive Middle East confrontation capped by a surprise move that reshaped the region for years to come. It was a diplomatic crisis that riveted the world's attention. And it was a short but startling war that ended in unexpected ways for every country involved. Six countries, including two superpowers, had major roles, but each saw the situation differently. From one stage to the next, it could be hard to tell which state was really driving the action. As in any good ensemble, all the actors had pivotal parts to play. Like an illustration that uses an exploded view of an object to show how it works, this book uses an unprecedented design to deconstruct the Suez crisis. The story is broken down into three distinct phases. In each phase, the reader sees the issues as they were perceived by each country involved, taking into account different types of information and diverse characteristics of each leader and that leader's unique perspectives. Then, after each phase has been laid out, editorial observations invite the reader to consider the interplay. Developed by an unusual group of veteran policy practitioners and historians working as a team, Suez Deconstructed is not just a fresh way to understand the history of a major world crisis. Whether one's primary interest is statecraft or history, this study provides a fascinating step-by-step experience, repeatedly shifting from one viewpoint to another. At each stage, readers can gain rare experience in the way these very human leaders sized up their situations, defined and redefined their problems, improvised diplomatic or military solutions, sought ways to influence each other, and tried to change the course of history.

Author : Ferdinand de Lesseps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Egypt
ISBN : UOM:39015021017713

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The Suez Canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps Pdf

Author : Anthony Gorst,Lewis Johnman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135097288

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The Suez Crisis by Anthony Gorst,Lewis Johnman Pdf

This introduction to Suez covers the background to the crisis, the invasion, and its aftermath. The Suez-Crisis provides: * key documents, as primary sources, incorporated in the text * an extensive range of other source material, including images * analysis of the significance of the sources discussed, and their usefulness as historical evidence * commentary on the historical context of the crisis * an analysis of the wider implications of the crisis, particularly for Britain