Overview

After an introductory chapter treating generally Britain's war-time Middle Eastern policies and the activities of the Sherifians, the individual cases of Faisal, Abdullah and Husain are considered in separate chapters. With regard to Faisal and Abdullah, the analysis concludes at that point at which Britain made a definitive commitment to Sherifian rule in Iraq and Transjordan. In the final chapter, Britain's policy of supporting Husain is considered and the reasons for the failure of the policy of supporting the family as a whole are assessed in light of the collapse of Sherifian rule in the Hijaz. Despite that failure, the author concludes that, viewed in the context of the post-war Middle Eastern settlement, British sponsorship of Hashemite rule represented sound policy.

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This latest study by Timothy J. Paris is an excellent, cool appraisal of all the factors involved in the formation of the modern Middle East and of how Britain attempted to reconcile the irreconcilable demands involved....This excellent and elegantly written book is a clear and reliable guide to the history of the Middle East following the end of the First World War and as such it is to be highly recommended. <br>- The International History of Review <br>

"""This latest study by Timothy J. Paris is an excellent, cool appraisal of all the factors involved in the formation of the modern Middle East and of how Britain attempted to reconcile the irreconcilable demands involved....This excellent and elegantly written book is a clear and reliable guide to the history of the Middle East following the end of the First World War and as such it is to be highly recommended."" -""The International History of Review"

This latest study by Timothy J. Paris is an excellent, cool appraisal of all the factors involved in the formation of the modern Middle East and of how Britain attempted to reconcile the irreconcilable demands involved....This excellent and elegantly written book is a clear and reliable guide to the history of the Middle East following the end of the First World War and as such it is to be highly recommended. - The International History of Review

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Timothy J. Paris

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