The Tunisia of Ahmad Bey, 1837-1855

by L. Carl Brown

Book Overview

Under the energetic but confused prodding of the activist ruler Ahmad Bey, Tunisia made its first effort to institute European-inspired political and military reforms. L. Carl Brown's book on the reign of Ahmad Bey is thus a case study in modernization as well as a historical survey of Tunisia in the mid-nineteenth century. Professor Brown explains the workings of the traditional political system, an elaborate blend of Hafsid and Ottoman governmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691618186
• ISBN13: 9780691618180
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"