The Formation of Modern Iraq and Syria [Paperback]

This volume examines the impact of clandestine and overt political organizations in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq after World War I. It analyzes Amir Faysal's short-lived state in post-war Syria, relations between Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians, and nationalist activity within Iraq.Middle East Journal

A valuable study of Arab politics, clandestine as well as overt, in the early years of this century, and a tribute to Tauber s stamina in combing the British French and Israeli records, as well as Arab political memoirs, doctoral dissertations, newspapers, periodicals and numerous collections of documents ... A unique resource for students of the period.



United Services Institute Journal

An ideal book for students of political history of the Middle East.



British Journal of Middle East Studies

A valuable record which exposes the reader to the concrete realities below the surface of broader historical generalizations on the era.