British Pan-Arab Policy, 1915-1922

Informationen zum Autor Isaiah Friedman Klappentext Presents a fresh perspective on events in the Middle East during World War I and its aftermath. This study shows that British officials in Cairo mistakenly assumed that the Arabs would rebel against Turkey and welcome the British as deliverers. Zusammenfassung In this myth-shattering study Isaiah Friedman provides a new perspective on events in the Middle East during World War I and its aftermath Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Illusion 2. Arabs in the War 3. The Controversy about the Capture of Damascus 4. Sir Mark Sykes: His Vision and Disillusionment 5. The Miscalculation 6. Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Principle of Self-Determination 7. The Anglo-French Declaration of 8 November 1918 8. Cooperation or Confrontation? 9. On a Collision Course 10. An Elusive Ally 11. Trans-Jordania* and Palestine 12. Wrestling with the Palestinians Appendices Index

Product details

• Authors: Isaiah Friedman, Friedman Isaiah
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9781412810746
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-1074-6
• No. of pages: 370
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, First World War, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Middle Eastern history, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I