Berdine, Michael D.

Redrawing the Middle East : Sir Mark Sykes, Imperialism and the Sykes-Picot Agreement. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages)

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Naming Conventions -- Introduction -- 1. The "Middle East Expert" -- 2. Kitchener's Man and Agent-at-Large -- 3. Islam, India, Iraq and the Arab Bureau -- 4. The Husayn-McMahon Correspondence, the Arab Revolt and Advising the War Cabinet -- 5. The Sykes-Picot Agreement -- 6. War Cabinet Secretariat -- 7. The Zionists and a Jewish Homeland -- 8. Mesopotamia, Arabia and King Husayn -- 9. The Arab Legion and the French Difficulty -- 10. The Balfour Declaration -- 11. Palestine -- 12. Final Days -- 13. The Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.

9781786724069


Sykes, Mark,-1879-1919.
Diplomats-Great Britain-Biography.
Great Britain-Foreign relations-Middle East-History-20th century.
Middle East-Foreign relations-Great Britain-History-20th century.
Middle East-History-1914-1923.


Electronic books.

DK28 .B473 2018

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