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. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.