The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands : Turkish memoirs and testimonies of the Great War
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The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands : Turkish memoirs and testimonies of the Great War
（Ottoman and Turkish studies）
Academic Studies Press, 2019
- : hardback
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-201) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Aspects of the Ottoman Twilight
Chapter 1. Falih Rifki Atay
Chapter 2. Huseyin Kazim Kadri
Chapter 3. Ali Fuad Erden
Chapter 4. Munevver Ayasli
Chapter 5. Naci Kasif Kiciman
Conclusion. The Atrak and the Arabs
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