Don Pacifico : The Acceptable Face of Gunboat Diplomacy
by
Derek Taylor
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0853037620
ISBN-13
9780853037620
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
Imprint
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2008
Print length
284 Pages
Weight
618 grams
Dimensions
16.70 x 24.10 x 3.30 cms
Ksh 4,150.00
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The house of Don Pacifico, president of the Jewish community in Athens, was looted by a mob in April 1847. The riot was government-inspired and the courts were crooked. There was little chance of getting the large compensation Pacifico claimed - until Palmerston, the British Foreign Secretary, became involved in a totally justifiable piece of gunboat diplomacy. The author has unearthed a mass of information which finally shows Pacifico to be a victim of prejudice rather than a conman, and has shed new light on a fascinating episode of 19th-century European history.
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