Empires of the sand : the struggle for mastery in the Middle East, 1789-1923

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/creator	Karsh, Inari.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Description	x, 409 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-397) and index.
LCCN	99028432
ISBN	0674251520 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DS62.7 .K37 1999	✔ Available	Place Hold