Table of Contents

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

About the Author

Isaiah Friedman is professor emeritus of history at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He was elected senior fellow at St. Antony's College, Oxford and was a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. He is the author of Germany , Turkey and Zionism, 1897-1918; Palestine: A Twice Promised Land? Vol. 1: The British, the Arabs, and Zionism, 1915-1920 ; the editor of twelve volumes in the series Documents on the Rise of Israel; and co-editor of the new edition of Encyclopaedia Judaica, (2007).

Reviews

-Isaiah Friedman has produced yet another outstanding study based on numerous original sources. He shows convincingly that the British (Churchill excepted) failed to appreciate the desire of the Middle Eastern peoples for independence. Friedman also reveals that the British administration in Palestine bore considerable responsibility for the origins of the Arab-Zionist conflict. This excellent book is a must for teachers and students of modern Middle Eastern history as well as for anyone interested in it.- --Jacob M. Landau, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem -As always, Isaiah Friedman's analytic survey of twentieth-century Middle Eastern history is distinguished by impeccable research and felicitous prose. His survey of British diplomacy in the seething post-World War I cauldron of contending imperial powers and native peoples is required reading both for students and specialists.- --Howard M. Sachar, author of The Emergence of the Middle East and Europe Leaves the Middle East

"Isaiah Friedman has produced yet another outstanding study based on numerous original sources. He shows convincingly that the British (Churchill excepted) failed to appreciate the desire of the Middle Eastern peoples for independence. Friedman also reveals that the British administration in Palestine bore considerable responsibility for the origins of the Arab-Zionist conflict. This excellent book is a must for teachers and students of modern Middle Eastern history as well as for anyone interested in it." --Jacob M. Landau, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem "As always, Isaiah Friedman's analytic survey of twentieth-century Middle Eastern history is distinguished by impeccable research and felicitous prose. His survey of British diplomacy in the seething post-World War I cauldron of contending imperial powers and native peoples is required reading both for students and specialists." --Howard M. Sachar, author of The Emergence of the Middle East and Europe Leaves the Middle East

"Isaiah Friedman has produced yet another outstanding study based on numerous original sources. He shows convincingly that the British (Churchill excepted) failed to appreciate the desire of the Middle Eastern peoples for independence. Friedman also reveals that the British administration in Palestine bore considerable responsibility for the origins of the Arab-Zionist conflict. This excellent book is a must for teachers and students of modern Middle Eastern history as well as for anyone interested in it." --Jacob M. Landau, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem "As always, Isaiah Friedman's analytic survey of twentieth-century Middle Eastern history is distinguished by impeccable research and felicitous prose. His survey of British diplomacy in the seething post-World War I cauldron of contending imperial powers and native peoples is required reading both for students and specialists." --Howard M. Sachar, author of The Emergence of the Middle East and Europe Leaves the Middle East

"Isaiah Friedman has produced yet another outstanding study based on numerous original sources. He shows convincingly that the British (Churchill excepted) failed to appreciate the desire of the Middle Eastern peoples for independence. Friedman also reveals that the British administration in Palestine bore considerable responsibility for the origins of the Arab-Zionist conflict. This excellent book is a must for teachers and students of modern Middle Eastern history as well as for anyone interested in it." --Jacob M. Landau, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem "As always, Isaiah Friedman's analytic survey of twentieth-century Middle Eastern history is distinguished by impeccable research and felicitous prose. His survey of British diplomacy in the seething post-World War I cauldron of contending imperial powers and native peoples is required reading both for students and specialists." --Howard M. Sachar, author of The Emergence of the Middle East and Europe Leaves the Middle East