History of the Suez Canal
A Personal Narrative
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02638-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02638-3 (ISBN)
The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 was arguably the birth of the globalisation of trade, allowing the major powers quicker access to raw materials and markets vital for growth. In this colourful lecture, published in translation in 1876, the man behind the canal recounts its planning and construction.
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal through the Isthmus of Suez, and, thanks to his good relations with the Viceroy of Egypt, won approval for the project in the face of British and Turkish opposition. This 1870 lecture reveals de Lesseps' enchantment with the desert and its people, his determination to complete the canal, and his annoyance at British antagonism. By 1875, when this English translation by Sir Henry Wolff was published, the canal had been open for six years and the British position had shifted dramatically. The government bought Egypt's shares in the Canal Company, and Wolff was chosen by Disraeli to speak in Parliament in support of the purchase. De Lessep's book remains an invaluable source on the canal, the politics of the major powers, and European attitudes towards the Middle East.
In the early 1850s the French diplomat and engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805–1894) revived earlier French plans to build a canal through the Isthmus of Suez, and, thanks to his good relations with the Viceroy of Egypt, won approval for the project in the face of British and Turkish opposition. This 1870 lecture reveals de Lesseps' enchantment with the desert and its people, his determination to complete the canal, and his annoyance at British antagonism. By 1875, when this English translation by Sir Henry Wolff was published, the canal had been open for six years and the British position had shifted dramatically. The government bought Egypt's shares in the Canal Company, and Wolff was chosen by Disraeli to speak in Parliament in support of the purchase. De Lessep's book remains an invaluable source on the canal, the politics of the major powers, and European attitudes towards the Middle East.
Preface; History of the Suez Canal.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.2.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Technology |
| Übersetzer | Henry Drummond Wolff |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | französisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 10 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-02638-9 / 1108026389 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-02638-3 / 9781108026383 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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