Empires of the sand : the struggle for mastery in the Middle East, 1789-1923 / Efraim Karsh and Inari Karsh.

Author/creator Karsh, Efraim
Other author Karsh, Inari.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Descriptionx, 409 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Middle East--History. --19th century.
Middle East--History. --20th century.

Contents Riding the Napoleonic storms -- The Greek tinderbox -- Muhammad Ali's imperial dream -- Losing Egypt -- Out of Europe -- The young Turks in power -- The Ottoman road to war -- The entente's road to war -- The lust for glory -- Genocide in Armenia -- Repression in the holy land -- Istanbul and the Arabs -- The "great Arab revolt" -- Hussein's imperial bid -- Dividing the bear's skins -- The Balfour declaration -- The undoing of the Sykes-Picot Agreement -- Losing Syria -- A kingdom for Faisal -- And one for Abdullah -- From empire to nation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [359]-397) and index.
LCCN 99028432
ISBN0674251520 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DS62.7 .K37 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold