If this book was simply a pangloss of history it would be pretty boring; luckily however it is nothing of the sort. Tracing the vicissitudes of history and the changing relations between Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities (mostly in relation to Europe and the Near East), it is like a very e...
Morocco, the rest of Algeria, and Tunisia fell under the direct rule of France. In 1882, Egypt was invaded and then governed by England. France became the de facto protector of Lebanon, and England extended its influence over both Persia and parts of the Balkans. Russia became more aggressive in ...