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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828314203321

Autore

McNamara Robert

Titolo

The Hashemites : the dream of Arabia / / Robert McNamara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Haus Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-283-26460-9

9786613264602

1-907822-35-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Makers of the modern world

Disciplina

909.0974927

Soggetti

Hashimites

Arab countries History Arab Revolt, 1916-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Peacemaking in the Middle East -The Hashemites: Victors or Victims?; Part 1; The Arab World and the Hashemites before the First World War; The First World War and the Rise of Arab Nationalism; Negotiating for an Arab State; The Arab Revolt; Part 2; Feisal and the Peace Conference; The Collapse of Feisal's Kingdom of Syria; Part 3; Reversals of Fortune 1920-5; The Peace Treaties and the Fate of the Arab Lands; Conclusion; Notes; Chronology; Bibliographical Note; Bibliography; Picture Sources; Index; Publishing Info

Sommario/riassunto

The story of the wartime expediency, double-dealing, and dynastic ambition that shaped the modern Middle East.