Britain and Arab unity : a documentary history from the Treaty of Versailles to the end of World War II /
Younan Labib Rizk.
- ix, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index.
Britain's divisive role prior to 1919. Indianisation of the Gulf ; The isolation of Egypt ; The Judaisation of Palestine -- The Arab kingdom 1919-23. Arab unity during World War I ; The Arab kingdom ; The Arab confederation -- The Arab conference 1931-3. The Islamic conference in Jerusalem ; The Arab conference in Baghdad -- Between Arab unity and pan-Arabism 1936-41. Pan-Islamism-Arabism ; Pouring over the concepts ; The impact of the war -- British policy towards Arab unity during World War II 1941-3. New planning ; Economic cultural unity ; Convening the Arab conference -- Britain and the establishment of the Arab league 1943-5. The preparatory meeting ; The Antoniadis conference ; Issuing the charter.