Pt. 1. Before the mandates, 1900-1922 -- The decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East and the 'Arab Awakening' before 1914 -- War and the partition of the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1922 -- Pt. 2. Alien rule and nationalist reactions, 1918-1958 -- Britain in Mesopotamia/Iraq, 1918-1958 -- Palestine : the genesis of the mandate -- Palestine : the British mandate, 1918-1948 -- Transjordan, 1918-1956 -- Syria and the French, 1918-1946 -- Lebanon and the French, 1918-1946 -- Pt. 3. Conclusions
Summary
This work attempts to explain why the Middle East is a major focus for international conflict, by looking at the period from 1914, when the Ottoman Empire was defeated and its provinces taken over by Britain and France, until 1958 when the Iraqi revolution finally ended British influence on the area
