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Rivers of the Sultan : the Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire / Faisal H. Husain.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197547304.Subject(s): Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Euphrates River Watershed | Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Tigris River Watershed | Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Euphrates River Watershed | Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Tigris River Watershed | Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Iraq
| Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Turkey | Turkey -- History -- 1683-1829 | Environment and Ecology | EconomicsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197547274DDC classification: 333.916209560903 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In the early sixteenth century, a series of military campaigns between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf brought the entirety of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers under Ottoman control. This book offers a history of this rare political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia and its impact on the Ottoman state, provincial society, and the environment.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the early sixteenth century, a series of military campaigns between the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf brought the entirety of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers under Ottoman control. This book offers a history of this rare political unification of the longest rivers in West Asia and its impact on the Ottoman state, provincial society, and the environment.
Specialized.
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