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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : ʿAllāwī, ʿAlī A. (1947-....)
Titre(s) : Faisal I of Iraq [Texte imprimé] / Ali A. Allawi
Publication : New Haven (Conn.) : Yale University Press, 2014
Description matérielle : xxxiv, 634 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : Part 1 : An empire disintegrates : the Ottoman era (1833-1914). From the desert to
the metropolis ; Return to Mecca ; Prelude to war ; Part 2 : Breaking the bonds
: the First World War and the Arab Revolt (1914-1948). The road to the rising ; The
Arab Revolt I : consolidating the revolt ; The Arab Revolt II : breaking out ; The
Arab Revolt III : railroad war ; To Damascus! ; Part 3 : A shattered dream : Syria
and the Paris Peace Conference (1918-1921). The rudiments of a state ; First footsteps
in Europe ; At the Paris Peace Conference I ; At the Paris Peace Conference II
; The struggle for Syria ; The collapse of the Kingdom of Syria ; Adrift ; A king
in waiting ; Part 4 : A new beginning : Iraq (1921-1933). From Mesopotamia to Iraq
; King of Iraq ; Faisal, Cox and the rise of the opposition ; The rebellion of the
Ayatollahs ; Assemblies, treaties, constitutions ; Oil and the Mosul question ;
Struggling to break free ; Towards independence ; Vindication at last ; A calamitous
end ; Epilogue : Faisal the Great.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-605) and index
" Born in 1885, King Faisal I of Iraq was a seminal figure not only in the founding
of the state of Iraq but also in the making of the modern Middle East. In all the
tumult leading to the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of new
Arab states, Faisal was a central player. His life traversed each of the important
political, military, and intellectual developments of his times. This comprehensive
biography is the first to provide a fully rounded picture of Faisal the man and Faisal
the monarch. Ali A. Allawi recounts the dramatic events of his subject's life and
provides a reassessment of his crucial role in developments in the pre- and post-World
War I Middle East and of his lasting but underappreciated influence in the region
even 80 years after his death. A battle-hardened military leader who, with the help
of Lawrence of Arabia, organized the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire; a leading
representative of the Arab cause, alongside Gertrude Bell, at the Paris Peace Conference
of 1919; a founding father and king of the first independent state of Syria; the first
king of Iraq-in his many roles Faisal overcame innumerable crises and opposing currents
while striving to build the structures of a modern state. This book is the first to
afford his contributions to Middle East history the attention they deserve"
Sujet(s) : Fayṣal I (1885-1933 ; roi d'Irak)
Politique et gouvernement -- Irak -- 1921-1958
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300127324 (hardback). - ISBN 0300127324 (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb442574157
Notice n° :
FRBNF44257415
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