| Description |
xii, 330 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in the history and theory of politics |
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Cambridge studies in the history and theory of politics.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface; Part I. The Quicksand: 1. Cairo, London and the Sharif of Mecca; 2. Kitchener, Grey and the Arab question; 3. Mysteries of the McMahon-Husayn correspondence; Part II. The Fly in the Fly-Bottle: 4. Husayn interprets McMahon's promises, 1916-17; 5. Sykes, Picot and Husayn; 6. Wingate, Hogarth and Husayn; 7. Varieties of official historiography I: the Arab Bureau, Nicolson, Toynbee; 8. The correspondence in the Peace Settlement: Faysal and Young; 9. Varieties of official historiography II: the Colonial Office, McMahon, Childs; 10. The Foreign Office wrestles with the correspondence: Baggallay's hour; Epilogue: Knowledge, power and guilt; Works cited; Index |
| Analysis |
Arab countries Foreign relations with Great Britain history Historical sources Correspondence between Husein ibn ʻAlī King of the Hijāz & McMahon Sir Henry |
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Great Britain Foreign relations with Arab countries Historical sources Correspondence between Husein ibn ʼAlī King of the Hijāz & McMahon Sir Henry |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p.321-323. _ Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 321-323 |
| Subject |
Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī, King of Hejaz, 1853?-1931.
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McMahon, A. H.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100285
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115882
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| LC no. |
73003975 |
| ISBN |
0521208262 |
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