British Miscalculations (eBook, ePUB)

The Rise of Muslim Nationalism, 1918-1925
Redaktion: Friedman, Isaiah

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the aftermath of World War I there was furious agitation throughout Islam against the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. Coupled with the powerful effect of the principle of self-determination, British indifference to Muslim sentiments gave rise to militant nationalism in Islam-which became de facto anti-Western. This detailed and convincing account describes British indecisiveness, policy contradictions, and how militant nationalism was aggravated by the Greek invasion of Smyrna and its ambition to create a Hellenic Empire in Anatolia with Britain's connivance. Immediately after World War I there was a fair chance of mutual coexistence and good relations between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. This possibility was nipped in the bud by the military administration (1918-1920) responsible for the anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem in April 1920. High Commissioner Herbert Samuel supported the Arab extremists in his misguided policy, and complicated the situation further. The appointment of Hajj Amin al-Husseini to the exalted post of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and subsequently to the presidency of the Supreme Moslem Council of the Palestinians, proved fatal to Arab-Jewish relations and to the possibility of peace. As Friedman shows, the British administration of Palestine bears a considerable share of responsibility for the Arab-Zionist conflict in Palestine. Against this diplomatic background Arab-Jewish hostilities thrived, with consequences that endure today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 394
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351530675
• Artikelnr.: 49262441

Autorenporträt

Isaiah Friedman

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 A Missed Opportunity
2 Turkish-Arabic-Pan-Islamic League versus the British
3 Egypt's Struggle for Independence
4 Pan-Islamic-Bolshevik-Turkish Assault on Britain
5 Anglo-Soviet Rivalry and the Rise of Nationalism in Afghanistan and in Persia
6 Mesopotamia: A Futile Adventure
7 Rejection of British Presence in Mesopotamia
8 Rebellion in Mesopotamia
9 Great Britain and the Greco-Turkish Conflict
1918-1920
10 Great Britain and the Greco-Turkish Conflict
1920-1922
Heading toward War
11 Great Britain
the Allies
and the Greco-Turkish War
1921-1922
12 Heading toward Disaster
13 Inferno in Smyrna
14 Was a Peaceful Coexistence between Arabs and Jews in Palestine Possible?
Index