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A line in the sand : the Anglo-French struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948 /

Uses recently declassified French and British government documents to describe how the two countries secretly divided the Middle East during World War I and the effect these mandates had on local Arabs and Jews.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barr, James, 1976-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
Middle East > Politics and government > 1914-1945.
Middle East > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > France.
France > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
France > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Foreign relations > France.
Sykes, Mark, > 1879-1919.
Georges-Picot, François, > 1870-1951.
Description
Summary:Uses recently declassified French and British government documents to describe how the two countries secretly divided the Middle East during World War I and the effect these mandates had on local Arabs and Jews.
Item Description:"First published in Great Britain in 2011 under the title A line in the sand : Britain, France, and the struggle for the mastery of the Middle East"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:xii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393070651 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0393070654 (hardcover : alk. paper)