The Arab Awakening: The Story Of The Arab National Movement

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Pickle Partners Publishing, Nov 6, 2015 - History - 401 pages
This 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
 

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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

His plan for an Arab empire 18
Ibrahim Pasha in Syria 20
Palmerstons opposition 22
National consciousness nonexistent 23
The plan fails 23
184768 25
Educational beginnings 26
Egyptian system 28
American activities 29
Catholic activities 30
Nasif Yazeji 31
Butrus Bustani 33
The first literary societies 35
The earliest patriotic ode 37
Historical retrospect 38
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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