The Independent Arab /

The Independent Arab / / Hubert Young.

Part travelogue and part memoir, this account of Major Sir Hubert Young’s time spent in the Middle East in diplomatic and military roles provides a rare insider’s look at political developments in that part of the world. Sympathetic with the rich Arabic heritage of Mesopotamia, Arabia, and what is n...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
VerfasserIn:
Young, Hubert,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2007]
©2007
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:Kiraz Historic Travels Archive
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.) :; 3
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • PROLOGUE
  • CHAPTER I. JOURNEYS (MIDDLE EAST, 1913)
  • MESOPOTAMIA
  • CHAPTER II. ORTHODOXY (BASRAH, 1915)
  • CHAPTER III. EARTHWORK (SHAIBA, 1916)
  • CHAPTER IV. REGATTAS (NASIRIYAH, 1916)
  • CHAPTER V. RESOURCES (BAGHDAD, 1917)
  • ARABIA PETRÆA
  • CHAPTER VI. HETERODOXY (AKABA, 1918)
  • CHAPTER VII. GUNS (WAHEIDA, 1918)
  • CHAPTER VIII. CAMELS (AZRAQ, 1918)
  • CHAPTER IX. DEMOLITIONS (DERAA, 1918)
  • CHAPTER X. CLIMAX (DAMASCUS, 1918)
  • DOWNING STREET
  • CHAPTER XI. COMMITMENTS (FOREIGN OFFICE, 1919)
  • CHAPTER XII. DELAYS (CONFERENCES, 1920)
  • EPILOGUE
  • CHAPTER XIII. CONSTRUCTION (MIDDLE EAST, 1921)
  • INDEX
  • MAPS

Similar Items