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| Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East | 
 enlarge | Author: Juan Cole
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 0230606032
Dewey Decimal Number: 962
EAN: 9780230606036
ASIN: 0230606032
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient, Cole delves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage. He paints a multi-faceted portrait of the daily travails of the soldiers in Napoleon's army, including how they imagined Egypt, how their expectations differed from what they found, and how they grappled with military challenges in a foreign land. Cole ultimately reveals how Napoleon's invasion, the first modern attempt to invade the Arab world, invented and crystallized the rhetoric of liberal imperialism. You can visit Juan Cole's Blog, Informed Comment at http://www.juancole.com/
Book Description
In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient, Cole delves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage. He paints a multi-faceted portrait of the daily travails of the soldiers in Napoleon's army, including how they imagined Egypt, how their expectations differed from what they found, and how they grappled with military challenges in a foreign land. Cole ultimately reveals how Napoleon's invasion, the first modern attempt to invade the Arab world, invented and crystallized the rhetoric of liberal imperialism.
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 Hubris and flight! July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recently finished this book. I liked it a lot. I would recommend it to anyone seeking a longer view on relations and their consequences between Europe and the Middle East. Professor Cole's has done a great job of capturing the essence of this story which rings frightfully true today - a self absorbed megalomaniacal leader, telling fibs to his troops about the noble reasons for going, making major blunders along the way (Nelson burned and sank the French fleet - oops), presiding over the degradation of his own troops, and then total bewilderment as to why these "Mohammedans" just don't "get it", in spite of lavish French (occupier) spectacle followed with mostly vain attempts to co-opt other portions of the local population, ending with a rapid personal withdrawal from the whole affair leaving it to others to clean up the mess left behind. Sound familiar? In any case, the book is well written and documented thoroughly with source material. If I was to improve the book I would have added an epilogue as to the consequences of this campaign to Napoleon's imminent ascension in French life.
 poorly written July 4, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The writer speaks of persons which he has not mentioned before as if i should know them (i suspect he could not detach himself from the fact that he already knew who these people where). It is the same with one time mentions, like subordinate military personnel. Instead of mentioning their position he simply states their name (and in most instances, without surname or only surname). Although he manages to keep true to the red thread, all other threads are mingled together, sometimes unfinished, so at times your not even sure what just happened. All in all, the story itself is interesting, and i have found no other book focusing on just his Middle Eastern campaign, so if you want the information, i guess it is worth a look. If you want a good read, buy something else.
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