The Accidental Tourist, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, and the British Invasion of Egypt in 1882

by Michael D. Berdine

Book Overview

This fascinating account highlights the extent the world's major powers will go to as they seek to insure their own interests and agendas, despite the wishes of those whose countries they invade and occupy. The Accidental Tourist profiles Wilfrid Scawen Blunt's involvement in the so-called Arabi Revolt in 1882. It addresses Blunt's tireless efforts on behalf of the Egyptian Nationalists to mediate the differences between Britain and Egypt and prevent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415946441
• ISBN13: 9780415946445
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"