Empires of the Sand: The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East, 1789–1923Harvard University Press, 2001年4月2日 - 409 頁 Empires of the Sand offers a bold and comprehensive reinterpretation of the struggle for mastery in the Middle East during the long nineteenth century (1789-1923). This book denies primacy to Western imperialism in the restructuring of the region and attributes equal responsibility to regional powers. Rejecting the view of modern Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, the authors argue that the main impetus for the developments of this momentous period came from the local actors. |
內容
Introduction | 1 |
Imperial Sunset | 7 |
Riding the Napoleonic Storms | 9 |
The Greek Tinderbox | 18 |
Muhammad Alis Imperial Dream | 27 |
Losing Egypt | 42 |
Out of Europe | 69 |
The Young Turks in Power | 94 |
Istanbul and the Arabs | 171 |
The Great Arab Revolt | 185 |
Husseins Imperial Bid | 199 |
Dividing the Bears Skin | 222 |
Unite and Rule | 245 |
The Balfour Declaration | 247 |
The Undoing of the SykesPicot Agreement | 259 |
Losing Syria | 270 |
Demise of the Sick Man | 103 |
The Ottoman Road to War | 105 |
The Ententes Road to War | 118 |
The Lust for Glory | 138 |
Genocide in Armenia | 150 |
Repression in the Holy Land | 160 |
A Kingdom for Faisal | 289 |
And One for Abdullah | 314 |
From Empire to Nation | 326 |
Epilogue | 343 |