Middle Eastern Studies articles from October 1994

Middle Eastern Studies archives from October 1994

The Mediterranean campaign, 1800-1. (The Geopolitics of the First British Expedition to Egypt, part 2)
October 1, 1994... The departure from Malta on 20 December 1800 of the British commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, Sir Ralph Abercromby, at the head of 15,000 troops sent to challenge the French army of occupation in Egypt, was the outcome of a cabinet...

Opposition to Reza Khan within the Iranian Army, 1921-26.
October 1, 1994... In 1921 Reza Khan emerged as the dominant factor in Iranian political life. During the next five years he consolidated his power, attacking the independence of the Majlis, the political parties and the press, curbing the ulama, destroying the...

Constitutionalism, economic modernization and Islam in the writings of Mirza Yusef Khan Mostashar od-Dowle.
October 1, 1994... Of all the political and socio-economic transformations Iran has undergone in its long history, none has been more central in determining the character of the country in the twentieth century than the drive to modernize.(1) As in other...

'One thousand wings': the United States Air Force Group and the American mission for aid to Turkey, 1947-50.
October 1, 1994... On 5 November 1948 a reporter for the Ankara paper Ulus recorded his impressions while visiting airfields where cells of a United States Air Force advisory group were introducing American equipment and training to the Turkish Air Force: ...

The Huleh concession and Jewish settlement of the Huleh Valley, 1934-48.
October 1, 1994... In 1934 Jewish interests acquired the Huleh concession to drain and reclaim Lake Huleh and its swamps in northern Galilee.(1) During the previous 20 years, when the concession was in Arab hands, no significant drainage work had been undertaken....

Proletarianization and national segregation: Haifa in the 1920s.
October 1, 1994... In recent years the historiography of Jewish--Arab relations in Palestine during the period of British rule (1918--47) has been enriched by new perspectives: emphasis has been laid on the role economic relations played in the making of the...

The Antonius papers and 'The Arab Awakening,' over fifty years on. (George Antonius)
October 1, 1994... What can be the purpose of writing about George Antonius more than 50 years after the publication of The Arab Awakening, when apparently everything that was worth analysing and reviewing has already been done by other writers?(1) Why dwell on...

Syrian and Iraqi nationalist attitudes to the Kemalist and Bolshevik movements.
October 1, 1994... Many rumours circulated during the years following the First World War, mainly among outside factors, about ties that existed between the Arab political organizations which operated in the Fertile Crescent and the two political and ideological...

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem between Hellenism and Arabism.
October 1, 1994... The history of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem in the last 100 years has been dominated by its struggle to retain its Hellenic character, the status quo, against all attempts to erode this Hellenism in favour of an assertive Arab...

Saudi Arabia 1950-80: between nationalism and religion.
October 1, 1994... The purpose of this article is to explain some aspects of the hard issues the Saudi regime has had to face between 1950 and 1980 and the responses of the ruling elite in handling the pressures of the situation. It is important here to say that...

Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia: recent social change and future prospects.
October 1, 1994... Socialism and wealth redistribution have been central to Algeria's ideology.(1) High living standards for the majority of the population were a major target at the early stage of growth, even when 'the imperatives of growth required maximum...

The 1877 Ottoman mission to Afghanistan.
October 1, 1994... The sending of a high-level diplomatic mission by the sultan Abdulhamid II to Afghanistan to solicit help and sympathy in the fight against the common enemy, Russia, after the start of the Russo-Turkish war in April 1877, was consonant with...

The Litani River: fact and fiction.
October 1, 1994... Suspicion between countries is a natural and legitimate reaction, particularly when much activity is taking place along the border or close to it, or if any step is made that can or is seen to threaten one of the parties. When applied to Israel...

Turks and Kurds.
October 1, 1994... In May 1994, Turkish ambassadors accredited to European countries and to the United States gathered in Ankara to discuss their country's response to accusations that it was oppressing its Kurdish citizens. After their meeting, they travelled...

Naguib Mahfouz: The Pursuit of Meaning.
October 1, 1994... This is a well-researched, well-written book which, despite certain limitations, will serve as a good introduction to the work of Naguib Mahfouz. There is already more than one study of Mahfouz available in English, the best undoubtedly being...

Le Caire.
October 1, 1994... In this comprehensive urban history of Cairo from the Arab conquest to the present, Andre Raymond demonstrates yet again his profound knowledge of the social, economic and political history of Egypt. This is the most authoritative work in this...

The Military Preparations of the Arab Community in Palestine: 1945-1948.
October 1, 1994... Library shelves groan under the weight of books that tell, usually in epic style, how the Jewish community in post-Second World War British Mandate Palestine organized itself for the battle for independence. Look for a parallel account in...