9780855278496 - England and the Middle East: the Destruction of the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1921 by Kedourie, Elie (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 236 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Internallyl in excellent condition. Minor discoloration on front board and spine, see image here. The signature of the former owner, Professor Sara Reguer Z.L., appears on the front blank. Distinguished professor of Judaic studies, Sara Reguer, Z"L. (1943-2023), was professor emerita of Jewish history at Brooklyn College. Prof. Reguer completed her Ph. D. at Columbia where she focused on the Middle East. Her book on Winston Churchill and the Shaping of the Middle East reflected those interests. Subsequently, she branched out to study and publish on Jews in the Middle East, Women, Jews in Italy, and more. Her volume entitled OPINIONATED brings together many of her writings. Late in life, she published MY FATHER'S JOURNEY, based on his memoir, tracing her family's transition from Lithuania to Mandatory Palestine to the United States. Prof Reguer spent her career at Brooklyn College where she educated legions of students and also chaired for some years the history and Jewish Studies programs. Mr. Kedourie deals with the radical change in British policy towards the Middle East occasioned by the First World War and the struggle against the Ottoman Empire. The book places the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the McMahon-Husain Correspondence, and the other related documents, in their historical context. It describes the rise of the Sharifian movement, and analyses the relations of the Sharifians, England and France, during the War and later in Syria and Mesopotamia. In the course of the narrative the intellectual foundation on which the change in British Foreign Policy took place are discussed and elucidated.