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The Hashemites : the dream of Arabia / Robert McNamara.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McNamara, Robert.
- Series:
- Makers of the modern world (Haus Publishing, Ltd.)
- Makers of the modern world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hashimites.
- Arab countries--History--Arab Revolt, 1916-1918.
- Arab countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Haus Pub., 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The story of the wartime expediency, double-dealing, and dynastic ambition that shaped the modern Middle East.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- "The peace conferences of 1919-23 and their aftermath"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613264602
- 9781283264600
- 1283264609
- 9781907822353
- 1907822356
- OCLC:
- 746747144
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