The Arab Awakening: The Story Of The Arab National MovementThis remarkable book on a complex and controversial subject is widely regarded as the best full account of the rise of the Arab national movement. After several years of travel and research in all parts of the Arab world, the author managed to gain access to all the relevant material necessary to the writing of a book such as this–much of the material having been unavailable to other writers on the subject. The fruits of Mr. Antonius’ research have been embodied in this unique story of the origins and development of the national movement from its earliest beginnings in the nineteenth century down to the post-World War I era. In addition to the narrative account and assessments of military and political leaders, including Lawrence of Arabia, the book contains a set of documents of fundamental importance to the history of the Arab revival. “Never has the story of the origin and growth of the Arab national movement been told with such brilliance or with such a wealth of detail.”—The Nation “A good book written by a scholar, an expert on the subject and a resident in the country.... A very excellent and extremely able book.” -- The Observer, London “The whole of this brilliantly written book moves at the same plane of objective and critical scholarship.” --Daily Telegraph, London |
Contents
Reign of terrorism in Syria 125 | |
The deathsentences 127 | |
Their effect on Faisal 129 | |
The Revolt proclaimed in Madina 130 | |
The fall of Mecca 132 | |
CHAPTER XIIMMEDIATE EFFECTS 136 | |
Wider repercussions 138 | |
The Sharifs Proclamation 140 | |
18761908 42 | |
The Constitution of 1876 42 | |
The Sultans Arab possessions 44 | |
Foundations of AbdulHamids rule 46 | |
His Islamic policy 46 | |
The Hejaz Railway 49 | |
The growth of German influence 51 | |
18681908 54 | |
Its proclamations 55 | |
Its effect on the movement of ideas 57 | |
Its programme 59 | |
Its place in the history of the movement 60 | |
Repercussions 61 | |
The influence of Western education 62 | |
Moslem leadership 63 | |
AbdulRahman alKawakebi 64 | |
Najib Azuri 67 | |
Egyptian nationalism 67 | |
190814 | |
The TurcoArab estrangement 71 | |
Four Arab societies 73 | |
The Committee of Reform 76 | |
The First Arab Congress 77 | |
The trial of Aziz Ali 80 | |
The Sultans Arab empire 82 | |
1914 85 | |
Importance of Amir Abdullah and Lord Kitcheners meeting | |
Kitcheners overtures 87 | |
The threat of jihad 90 | |
The military outlook in the Arab world 91 | |
Position of the Grand Sharif 93 | |
The call to jihad 94 | |
Husain withholds his endorsement 95 | |
Active preaching of jihad 97 | |
The Prophets standard 98 | |
1915 100 | |
Ahmed Jemal Pasha 101 | |
Faisal and the secret societies 102 | |
The Damascus Protocol 105 | |
British policy and the Arab Rulers 106 | |
1915 111 | |
Sir Henry McMahons first Note August 30 112 | |
Husains second Note September 9 113 | |
McMahons second Note October 24 114 | |
Husains third Note November 5 115 | |
McMahons third Note December 13 116 | |
Husains fourth Note January 1 1916 117 | |
McMahons fourth Note January 30 118 | |
Main provisions of the compact 118 | |
Territorial implications 120 | |
The case for publication 122 | |
A glimpse of Husain 123 | |
JUNE 1916 125 | |
Jemal Pashas outburst 140 | |
Mecca in danger of recapture organisation of the Arab forces | |
Husain proclaimed King 143 | |
Occupation of Wajh 144 | |
Distribution of the Arab forces 144 | |
191618 146 | |
Faisal wins over the tribes 147 | |
Auda Abu Tayeh and the capture of Aqaba 148 | |
The importance of Aqaba as the new base 150 | |
British and German political activities 152 | |
Scope of British propaganda 154 | |
Military significance of the Arab campaign 154 | |
The final offensive 157 | |
Capture of Damascus 159 | |
Occupation of Syria 160 | |
The sufferings endured by the population 161 | |
CHAPTER XIIIPLEDGES AND COUNTERPLEDGES 164 | |
The AngloFrancoRussian SykesPicot Agreement 164 | |
Analysis of the Agreement 167 | |
Sir Mark Sykes and M GeorgesPicot in Jedda 170 | |
The Turkish peaceoffer 171 | |
Mr Balfours message to King Husain 173 | |
Mr Lloyds Georges negotiations with the Zionists 174 | |
The Balfour Declaration 177 | |
Arab apprehensions 180 | |
The Declaration to the Seven 182 | |
The AngloFrench Declaration 184 | |
CHAPTER XIVTHE POSTWAR SETTLEMENT 186 | |
Provisional administrative organisation 187 | |
Faisal arrival in London his negotiations with the Zionists 188 | |
Faisal at Versailles 192 | |
Proposal for an inquiry 194 | |
The General Syrian Congress 196 | |
The KingCrane Commission 198 | |
Faisals second journey to advance on Damascus 200 | |
The San Remo Conference 204 | |
The French advance on Damascus 207 | |
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Great Britains breach of faith 209 | |
The Iraq rebellion 211 | |
The Cairo Conference 213 | |
T E Lawrences contribution 215 | |
CHAPTER XVTHE PENINSULA AFTER THE WAR 219 | |
The independent states in the Peninsula 220 | |
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Foreign relations 229 | |
Internal administration 231 | |
Social and economic changes 233 | |
CHAPTER XVIIRAQ SYRIA AND PALESTINE AFTER THE WAR 235 | |
Motives which governed their assignment 237 | |
The British mandate in Iraq 240 | |
The emancipation of Iraq 243 | |
FrancoArab hostility 246 | |
The French mandate in Syria and Lebanon 247 | |
The emancipation of Syria and the Lebanon 251 | |
Difficulties surrounding the study of the Palestine problem 257 | |
Arab and Jewish claims 258 | |
How the problem is obscured 259 | |
The Royal Commission 265 | |
Misconceptions 269 | |
Conditions of a solution 271 | |
APPENDIX ATHE McMAHON CORRESPONDENCE 274 | |
APPENDIX BTHE ANGLOFRANCORUSSIAN AGREEMENT | |
APPENDIX DTHE BRITISH GOVERNMENTS | |
APPENDIX GRESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL SYRIAN | |
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