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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction: The political transformation of the Middle East 1914-1923 -- The rise of Egyptian nationalism and the perception of foreigners in Egypt 1914-1923 -- The antecedents and implications of the so-called Anglo-Sanussi War 1915-1917 -- British intelligence and Arab nationalism : the origins of the modern Middle East -- The first world war and its legacy for women in Iraq -- From anti-imperial dissent to national consent : the first world war and the formation of a trans-sectarian national consciousness in Lebanon -- Historicising hunger : the famine in wartime Lebanon and Syria -- The patriarch, the amir and the patriots : civilisation and self-determination at the Paris Peace Conference -- A thoroughly modern caliphate : could legitimate governance for the Middle East in the aftermath of the first world war have been found by looking within? -- From the archduke to the caliph : the Islamist evolution that led to 'the Islamic State" -- Some reflection on whether the mandates were a slow burning fuse for toxic sectarianism in Arab countries -- Oil, state and society in Iran in the aftermath of the first world war -- The new Arab intellectuals of the post-first world war period : the case of Taha Husayn -- A tale of two nationalists : parallelisms in the writings of Ziya Gokalp and Michel Aflaq -- Women, war and the foundations of the Turkish Republic : the vision of new womanhood in Halide Edib Adivar's The shirt of flame (1922) -- The limits of soft power : why Kurdish nationalism failed in the French mandate of Syria -- The other jihads : Enver Pasha, Bolsheviks, and politics of anticolonial Muslim nationalism during the Baku Congress 1920 -- A point of order : a battle for autonomy in the first legislative council of Transjordan -- Drawing the line : Calouste Gulbenkian and the Red Line Agreement of 1928 |
| Summary |
"This book gathers together leading scholars in the field to examine the impact of the First World War on the Middle East, so crucial to understanding the conflicts unfolding in the region today. In addition to recounting the international politics of the Great Powers that drew lines in the sand, contributors address topics ranging from the war's effects on women, the experience of the Kurds, sectarianism, the evolution of Islamism, and the importance of prominent intellectuals like Ziya Gökalp and Michel 'Aflaq. They examine the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the exploitation of notions of Islamic unity and Pan-Arabism, the influences of Wilson and American ideals on Middle East leaders, and likewise the influence of Lenin's vision of a communist utopia. Altogether, they tell a story of promises made and promises broken, of the struggle between self-determination and international recognition."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Middle East
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Reconstruction (1914-1939)
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Diplomatic relations
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Middle East -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090509
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Middle East -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004005544
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Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fraser, T. G., editor.
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| LC no. |
2016497315 |
| ISBN |
1909942766 |
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9781909942769 |
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