The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands, Turkish memoirs and testimonies of the Great War, Selim Deringil [editor]
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The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands, Turkish memoirs and testimonies of the Great War, Selim Deringil [editor]
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands
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bibliography
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1085578128
Responsibility statement
Selim Deringil [editor]
Series statement
Ottoman and Turkish studies
Sub title
Turkish memoirs and testimonies of the Great War
Summary
The Great War is still seen as a mostly European war. The Middle Eastern theater is, at best, considered a sideshow written from the western perspective. This book fills an important gap in the literature by giving an insight through annotated translations from five Ottoman memoirs, previously not available in English, of actors who witnessed the last few years of Turkish presence in the Arab lands. It provides the historical background to many of the crises in the Middle East today, such as the Arab-Israeli confrontation, the conflict-ridden emergence of Syria and Lebanon, the struggle over the holy places of Islam in the Hejaz, and the mutual prejudices of Arabs and Turks about each other
Table Of Contents
Introduction : aspects of the Ottoman twilight -- Falih Rifki Atay -- Huseyin Kazim Kadri -- Ali Fuad Erden -- Munevver Ayasli -- Naci Kasif Kiciman -- Conclusion: the Atrak and the Arabs
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