Normal view
MARC view
A line in the sand : the Anglo-French struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948 / James Barr.
Publication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2012.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xii, 450 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780393070651 :
- 0393070654 :
- Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1914-1945
- Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- France
- France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
- Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- France -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
- Middle East -- Foreign relations -- France
- Sykes, Mark, 1879-1919
- Georges-Picot, François, 1870-1951
- DS63 .B33 2012
Contents:
Summary: Uses recently declassified French and British government documents to describe how the two countries secretly divided the Middle East during World War I and the effect these mandates had on local Arabs and Jews.
Pt. 1: The carve-up, 1915-1919. Very practical politics ; Monsieur Picot ; Enter T. E. Lawrence ; Allenby's man ; I want Mosul ; Deadlock -- Pt. 2: Interwar tensions, 1920-1939. The crusader ; Revolt in Iraq ; The best and cheapest solution ; The Druze revolt ; The crushing of the Druzes ; The pipeline ; Revenge! Revenge! ; Fighting terror with terror ; Placating the Arabs -- Pt. 3: The secret war, 1940-1945. A king in exile ; A squalid episode ; Completely intransigent, extremely rude ; Envoy extraordinary ; Dirty work ; Another Fashoda ; Friends in need ; Trop de zèle ; The murder of Lord Moyne -- Pt. 4: Exit, 1945-1949. Time to call the shots ; Got to think again ; The American League for a Free Palestine ; French and Zionist intrigues ; Last post.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 63 .B33 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5096200 |
"First published in Great Britain in 2011 under the title A line in the sand : Britain, France, and the struggle for the mastery of the Middle East"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Uses recently declassified French and British government documents to describe how the two countries secretly divided the Middle East during World War I and the effect these mandates had on local Arabs and Jews.
Pt. 1: The carve-up, 1915-1919. Very practical politics ; Monsieur Picot ; Enter T. E. Lawrence ; Allenby's man ; I want Mosul ; Deadlock -- Pt. 2: Interwar tensions, 1920-1939. The crusader ; Revolt in Iraq ; The best and cheapest solution ; The Druze revolt ; The crushing of the Druzes ; The pipeline ; Revenge! Revenge! ; Fighting terror with terror ; Placating the Arabs -- Pt. 3: The secret war, 1940-1945. A king in exile ; A squalid episode ; Completely intransigent, extremely rude ; Envoy extraordinary ; Dirty work ; Another Fashoda ; Friends in need ; Trop de zèle ; The murder of Lord Moyne -- Pt. 4: Exit, 1945-1949. Time to call the shots ; Got to think again ; The American League for a Free Palestine ; French and Zionist intrigues ; Last post.
There are no comments on this title.
Log in to your account to post a comment.