The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands : Turkish testimonies and memories of the Great War /

The Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands : Turkish testimonies and memories of the Great War /

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Imprint:	Brighton, MA, USA : Academic Studies Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Ottoman and Turkish studies Turkish and Ottoman studies.
Subject:	World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Turkish. World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey. World War, 1914-1918 -- Middle East. Middle East. Turkey. Personal narratives -- Turkish.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12399447

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Other authors / contributors:	Deringil, Selim, 1951- editor.
ISBN:	9781618119599 1618119591 9781644690901 164469090X 9781618119575 1618119583 9781618119582
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 16, 2019).
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.
Other form:	Print version: Ottoman twilight in the Arab lands. Brighton, MA, USA : Academic Studies Press, 2018 9781618119575

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Summary:	This book provides an annotated translation of memoirs of Ottoman eye-witness actors of the Great War in the Arab lands. It reflects on numerous crises of the Middle East today such as the ambiguous Arab-Turkish relations, the Arab-Israeli confrontation, and the struggle for the holy places of Islam.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781618119599 1618119591 9781644690901 164469090X 9781618119575 1618119583 9781618119582