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 â?? 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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| ASIN | 853037639 |
| Author | Derek Taylor |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
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| Publication Date | 13/02/2008 |
| Publisher | Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd |
Don Pacifico: The Acceptable Face of Gunboat Diplomacy
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