| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 378 pages) |
| Contents |
Missed opportunity -- Turkish-Arabic-Pan-Islamic league versus the British -- Egypt's struggle for independence -- Pan-Islamic-Bolshevik-Turkish assault on Britain -- Anglo-Soviet rivalry and the rise of nationalism in Afghanistan and Persia -- Mesopotamia: a futile adventure -- Rejection of British presence in Mesopotamia -- Rebellion in Mesopotamia -- Great Britain and the Graeco-Turkish conflict, 1918-1920 -- Great Britain and the Graeco-Turkish conflict 1920-1922 -- Great Britain and the Graeco-Turkish war, 1921-1922 -- Heading towards a disaster -- Inferno in Smyrna -- Was a peaceful coexistence between Arabs and jews in Palestine possible? |
| Summary |
In the aftermath of World War I there was furious agitation throughout Islam against the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. Coupled with the powerful effect of the principle of self-determination, British indifference to Muslim sentiments gave rise to militant nationalism in Islam -- which became de facto anti-Western. This detailed and convincing account describes British indecisiveness, policy contradictions, and how militant nationalism was aggravated by the Greek invasion of Smyrna and its ambition to create a Hellenic Empire in Anatolia with Britain's connivance. Immediately after World War I there was a fair chance of mutual coexistence and good relations between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. This possibility was nipped in the bud by the military administration (1918-1920) responsible for the anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem in April 1920. High Commissioner Herbert Samuel supported the Arab extremists in his misguided policy, and complicated the situation further. The appointment of Hajj Amin al-Husseini to the exalted post of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and subsequently to the presidency of the Supreme Moslem Council of the Palestinians, proved fatal to Arab-Jewish relations and to the possibility of peace. As Friedman shows, the British administration of Palestine bears a considerable share of responsibility for the Arab-Zionist conflict in Palestine. Against this diplomatic background Arab-Jewish hostilities thrived, with consequences that endure today.-- Provided by Publisher |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Arab nationalism -- Palestine -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Nationalism.
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Arab nationalism
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Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Palestine -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Palestine
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056715
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Middle East -- Palestine
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781412847100 |
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1412847109 |
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