The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Ottoman Empire & Further East: Then to Now East of Constantinople/Istanbul Overviews and General Historical Background
The First World War and its Aftermath. The Shaping of the Modern Middle East
by T.G. Fraser
ISBN
9781909942752
Purchase Price
£56.00 (new)
Date Purchased
April 16, 2021
Publisher
Gingko Library (2015, London)
Notes
This is a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, which examines the impact of the First World War on the Middle East, an area which is crucial to our understanding of the conflicts unfolding in the region today. The essays are as follows: Introduction: "The Political Transformation of the Middle East, 1914 - 1923"; by T.G. Fraser. 1. "The Rise of Egyptian Nationalism and the Perception of Foreigners in Egypt: 1914 - 1923"; by Amany Soliman, a Lecturer in Modern History and International Relations in the Mediterranean Studies Institute at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt. 2. "The Antecedents and Implications of the so-called Anglo-Sanussi War 1915 - 1917"; by Jason Pack, President of Libya-Analysis, and a Doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge. 3. "British Intelligence and Arab Nationalism. The Origins of the Modern Middle East"; by Steven Wagner, who completed his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2014 and then began a post-doctoral Fellowship at McGill University. 4. "The First World War and its Legacy for Women in Iraq"; by Noga Efrati, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic Studies, The Open University of Israel. 5. "From Anti-Imperial Dissent to National Consent: The First World War and the Formation of a Trans-Sectarian National Consciousness in Lebanon"; by Mark Farha, Assistant Professor of Government at the School of Foreign Service, Doha, Qatar. 6. "Historicizing Hunger: The Famine in Wartime Lebanon and Syria"; by Najwa al-Qattan, Associate Professor of Middle East History at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. 7. "The Patriach, the Amir and the Patriots: Civilisation and Self-Determination at the Paris Peace Conference"; by Andrew Arsan, University Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St. John's College. 8."A Thoroughly Modern Caliphate: Could Legitimate Governance for the Middle East in the Aftermath of the First World War have been found by Looking Within?"; by Louise Pyne-Jones, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leeds, where her research focussed on the ideologies of the British and the French. 9. "From the Archduke to the Caliph. The Islamist Revolution that led to the "Islamic State""; by Aaron Y Zelin, the Richard Borrow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Rena and Sami David Fellow of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence. 10." Some Reflections on whether the Mandates were a Slow Burning Fuse for Toxic Sectarianism in Arab Countries"; by Kaveh Ehsani, Associate Professor of International Studies at DePaul University. 11. "Oil, State and Society in Iran in the Aftermath of the First World War"; by Kaveh Ehsani, Assistant Professor of International Studies at DePaul University. 12. "The New Arab Intellectuals of the Post-First World War Period: The Case of Taha Husayn"; by Bruno Ronfard, who lived and worked for 13 years in Cairo, but was later Director of the Center for e-Learning at the Faculty of Continuing Education, University of Montreal. 13. "A Tale of Two Nationalists: Parallelisms in the Writings of Ziya Gokalp and Michael Aflag"; by Michael Erdman, a Ph.D. candidate in the Near and Middle East Studies Programme, at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. 14. "Women, War and the Foundations of the Turkish Republic: The Vison of New Womanhood in Halide Edib Adivar's "The Shirt of Flame" (1922)"; by Sevine Elaman-Garner, a Lecturer in the Middle Eastern Department at the University of Manchester. 15. "The Limits of Soft Power: Why Kurdish Nationalism Failed in the French Mandate of Syria"; by Laila McQuade, who graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Affairs, and Nabil Al-Tikriti, Associate Professor of Middle East History at the University of Mary Washington. 16. "The Other Jihad: Enver Pasha, Bolsheviks, and Politics of Anti-Colonial Muslim Nationalism During the Baku Congress 1920"; by Alp Yenen, Assistant Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Basel. 17. "A Point of Order: A Battle for Autonomy in the First Legislative Council of Transjordan"; by Harrison Guthorn, a recently graduated Ph.D. student and later a Lecturer at the University of Virginia. 18. "Drawing the Line: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Red Line Agreement of 1928"; by Jonathan Conlin, who taught British History at the University of Southampton.
9781909942752
Purchase Price
£56.00 (new)
Date Purchased
April 16, 2021
Publisher
Gingko Library (2015, London)
Notes
This is a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, which examines the impact of the First World War on the Middle East, an area which is crucial to our understanding of the conflicts unfolding in the region today. The essays are as follows: Introduction: "The Political Transformation of the Middle East, 1914 - 1923"; by T.G. Fraser. 1. "The Rise of Egyptian Nationalism and the Perception of Foreigners in Egypt: 1914 - 1923"; by Amany Soliman, a Lecturer in Modern History and International Relations in the Mediterranean Studies Institute at the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt. 2. "The Antecedents and Implications of the so-called Anglo-Sanussi War 1915 - 1917"; by Jason Pack, President of Libya-Analysis, and a Doctoral candidate at the University of Cambridge. 3. "British Intelligence and Arab Nationalism. The Origins of the Modern Middle East"; by Steven Wagner, who completed his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2014 and then began a post-doctoral Fellowship at McGill University. 4. "The First World War and its Legacy for Women in Iraq"; by Noga Efrati, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic Studies, The Open University of Israel. 5. "From Anti-Imperial Dissent to National Consent: The First World War and the Formation of a Trans-Sectarian National Consciousness in Lebanon"; by Mark Farha, Assistant Professor of Government at the School of Foreign Service, Doha, Qatar. 6. "Historicizing Hunger: The Famine in Wartime Lebanon and Syria"; by Najwa al-Qattan, Associate Professor of Middle East History at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. 7. "The Patriach, the Amir and the Patriots: Civilisation and Self-Determination at the Paris Peace Conference"; by Andrew Arsan, University Lecturer in Modern Middle Eastern History in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of St. John's College. 8."A Thoroughly Modern Caliphate: Could Legitimate Governance for the Middle East in the Aftermath of the First World War have been found by Looking Within?"; by Louise Pyne-Jones, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leeds, where her research focussed on the ideologies of the British and the French. 9. "From the Archduke to the Caliph. The Islamist Revolution that led to the "Islamic State""; by Aaron Y Zelin, the Richard Borrow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Rena and Sami David Fellow of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence. 10." Some Reflections on whether the Mandates were a Slow Burning Fuse for Toxic Sectarianism in Arab Countries"; by Kaveh Ehsani, Associate Professor of International Studies at DePaul University. 11. "Oil, State and Society in Iran in the Aftermath of the First World War"; by Kaveh Ehsani, Assistant Professor of International Studies at DePaul University. 12. "The New Arab Intellectuals of the Post-First World War Period: The Case of Taha Husayn"; by Bruno Ronfard, who lived and worked for 13 years in Cairo, but was later Director of the Center for e-Learning at the Faculty of Continuing Education, University of Montreal. 13. "A Tale of Two Nationalists: Parallelisms in the Writings of Ziya Gokalp and Michael Aflag"; by Michael Erdman, a Ph.D. candidate in the Near and Middle East Studies Programme, at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. 14. "Women, War and the Foundations of the Turkish Republic: The Vison of New Womanhood in Halide Edib Adivar's "The Shirt of Flame" (1922)"; by Sevine Elaman-Garner, a Lecturer in the Middle Eastern Department at the University of Manchester. 15. "The Limits of Soft Power: Why Kurdish Nationalism Failed in the French Mandate of Syria"; by Laila McQuade, who graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Affairs, and Nabil Al-Tikriti, Associate Professor of Middle East History at the University of Mary Washington. 16. "The Other Jihad: Enver Pasha, Bolsheviks, and Politics of Anti-Colonial Muslim Nationalism During the Baku Congress 1920"; by Alp Yenen, Assistant Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Basel. 17. "A Point of Order: A Battle for Autonomy in the First Legislative Council of Transjordan"; by Harrison Guthorn, a recently graduated Ph.D. student and later a Lecturer at the University of Virginia. 18. "Drawing the Line: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Red Line Agreement of 1928"; by Jonathan Conlin, who taught British History at the University of Southampton.