The First World War and Its Aftermath in the Middle East: The Shaping of the Modern Middle East - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1914983262 ISBN 13: 9781914983269

Publisher: GINGKO, 2024

Synopsis

Gathers together leading scholars in the field to examine the impact of World War I on the Middle East, which is crucial to understanding the region's current problems and the rise of groups like the Islamic State.

In addition to recounting the crucial international politics that drew fierce lines in the sands of the Middle East--a story of intrigue between the British, Russians, Ottomans, North Africans, Americans, and others--the contributors engage topics ranging from the war's effects on women, the experience of the Kurds, sectarianism, the evolution of Islamism, and the importance of prominent intellectuals like Ziya Gökalp and Michel 'Aflaq. They examine the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the exploitation of notions of Islamic unity and pan-Arabism, the influences of Woodrow Wilson and American ideals on Middle East leaders, and likewise the influence of Vladimir Lenin's vision of a communist utopia. Altogether, they tell a story of promises made and promises broken, of the struggle between self-determination and international recognition, of centuries-old empires laying in ruin, and of the political poker of the twentieth century that carved up the region, separating communities into the artificial states we know today.

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About the Author

T.G. Fraser MBE is Emeritus Professor of History at Ulster University, UK. He was previously Head of the School of History, Philosophy and Politics and Provost of the Magee Campus.

Edition details

• Publisher: GINGKO
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1914983262
• ISBN 13: 9781914983269
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Fraser T G