Publisher's Synopsis
Ce livre retrace la vie et l'oeuvre d'Ahmad Jazzar, surnommé 'le Boucher', qui a gouverné la ville d'Acre en Palestine au XVIIIe siècle. Il a été l'un des personnages les plus en vue de la région, dominant une grande partie de la Syrie et de l'Egypte pendant plusieurs années. Le livre explore son ascension au pouvoir, son gouvernement et ses efforts pour moderniser la région. Il examine également les relations complexes entre Jazzar et les différentes puissances européennes de l'époque, notamment la France et l'Angleterre.
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