|
" British miscalculations : "
Isaiah Friedman.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
1049312
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
bc591
|
| Language of Document
|
:
|
English
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Friedman, Isaiah.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
British miscalculations : : the rise of Muslim nationalism, 1918-1925 /\ Isaiah Friedman.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New Brunswick (N.J.) :: Transaction Publishers,, 2012.
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xvi, 378 pages ;; 24 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
9781412847490
|
|
|
:
|
: 1412847494
|
| Notes
|
:
|
Includes index.
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references and index.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Missed opportunity -- Turkish-Arabic-Pan-Islamic league versus the British -- Egypt's struggle for independence -- Pan-Islamic-Bolshevik-Turkish assault on Britain -- Anglo-Soviet rivalry and the rise of nationalism in Afghanistan and Persia -- Mesopotamia: a futile adventure -- Rejection of British presence in Mesopotamia -- Rebellion in Mesopotamia -- Great Britain and the Graeco-Turkish conflict, 1918-1920 -- Great Britain and the Graeco-Turkish conflict 1920-1922 -- Great Britain and the Graeco-Turkish war, 1921-1922 -- Heading towards a disaster -- Inferno in Smyrna -- Was a peaceful coexistence between Arabs and jews in Palestine possible?
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
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 contradictions, and how militant nationalism was aggravated by the Greek invasion of Smyrna and its ambition to create a Hellenic Empire in Anatolia with Britain's connivance. Immediately after World War I there was a fair chance of mutual coexistence and good relations between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. This possibility was nipped in the bud by the military administration (1918-1920) responsible for the anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem in April 1920. High Commissioner Herbert Samuel supported the Arab extremists in his misguided policy, and complicated the situation further. The appointment of Hajj Amin al-Husseini to the exalted post of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and subsequently to the presidency of the Supreme Moslem Council of the Palestinians, proved fatal to Arab-Jewish relations and to the possibility of peace. As Friedman shows, the British administration of Palestine bears a considerable share of responsibility for the Arab-Zionist conflict in Palestine. Against this diplomatic background Arab-Jewish hostilities thrived, with consequences that endure today.--
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Arab nationalism-- Palestine-- History.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Arab nationalism.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Diplomatic relations.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Außenpolitik.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Islam.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Nationalismus.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Palestine, Foreign relations, Great Britain.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Great Britain, Foreign relations, Palestine.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1910-1936.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Great Britain.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Middle East, Palestine.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Großbritannien.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Palästina.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
320.54095694089/927409042
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
DS119.6.F75 2012
|
| |