World War I: A War (and Peace?) for the Middle East

2014/07/30 by Meg Jacobs · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East #Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies #Middle East #Nationalism #Political science #Politics #State (computer science) #World War II #First world war #Economic history #Economy #Ancient history #Political economy #History #Sociology #Law #Economics

paper · doi:10.1093/dh/dhu031

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Abstract

This article emphasizes four major transformations that World War I either initiated or accelerated in the Middle East: (1) foreign involvement; (2) the creation of the Middle Eastern state system; (3) the emergence of explicitly more nationalist politics; and (4) the rise of the Middle Eastern oil industry.

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• History of the Middle East [wikipedia]

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