Open AccessThe Great War and the Middle East
Author(s) -
Amr G. E. Sabet
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v35i2.829
Subject(s) - narrative , middle east , history , face (sociological concept) , reading (process) , perspective (graphical) , political science , literature , sociology , law , art , visual arts , social science , archaeology
This book attempts to provide a new reading of the historical events thatserved to shape the Middle East, during and immediately after the firstGreat War (1914-1918). While it does not go so far as to make revisionistclaims, it does make a claim to an alternative perspective on other narratives.The author questions how this grand conflict has been portrayed, notonly in its immediate aftermath but also in its long-term effects observed incurrent regional instabilities.The book includes twelve chapters arranged chronologically and by region,focusing on the military conflicts of WWI not as a study of “militaryhistory of maneuvers” as such, but as a “study of war” in a fashion that reflectsthe interactions of decision-makers involved in this great conflict (x).The first chapter introduces the reader to the “making of imperial strategy”focusing on “ends and ways” (1). By the early twentieth century, Britain appearedto face numerous threats from other great powers such as Germany, ...