1st Edition
British Miscalculations The Rise of Muslim Nationalism, 1918-1925
Edited By Isaiah Friedman
Copyright 2012
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the aftermath of World War I there was furious agitation throughout Islam against the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. Coupled with the powerful effect of the principle of self-determination, British indifference to Muslim sentiments gave rise to militant nationalism in Islam—which became de facto anti-Western. This detailed and convincing account describes British indecisiveness, policy... Read more
Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 A Missed Opportunity, 2 Turkish–Arabic–Pan-Islamic League versus the British, 3 Egypt’s Struggle for Independence, 4 Pan-Islamic–Bolshevik–Turkish Assault on Britain, 5 Anglo-Soviet Rivalry and the Rise of Nationalism in Afghanistan and in Persia, 6 Mesopotamia: A Futile Adventure, 7 Rejection of British Presence in Mesopotamia, 8 Rebellion in Mesopotamia, 9 Great Britain and the Greco-Turkish Conflict, 1918–1920, 10 Great Britain and the Greco-Turkish Conflict, 1920–1922, Heading toward War, 11 Great Britain, the Allies, and the Greco-Turkish War, 1921–1922, 12 Heading toward Disaster, 13 Inferno in Smyrna, 14 Was a Peaceful Coexistence between Arabs and Jews in Palestine Possible?, Index
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Isaiah Friedman
