A Bridgehead to Africa
German Interest in the Ottoman Province of Tripoli (Libya) 1884–1918
Abstract
This monograph analyses the role of the province of Tripoli, Libya, in the context of German foreign politics with a focus on the period between 1884 and 1918. Suaad Alghafal examines the German military, political and economic strategy, and sheds lights on the international events that provided the setting for the German policy towards Libya, particularly the European ‘Scramble for Africa’.
Keywords
Foreign policy; scramble for Africa; colonialismDOI
10.1515/9783110685015ISBN
9783110685015, 9783110684964, 9783110685060, 9783110685015Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2021Series
ZMO-Studien, 39Classification
General and world history
Middle Eastern history
History and Archaeology
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
Military history