DOCSLIB.ORG

Arab World. Political and Diplomatic History 1900-1967: a Chronological

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Arab World. Political and Diplomatic History 1900-1967: a Chronological DOCUMENT RESUME ED 073 960 SO 005 278 AUTHCP Mansoor, Menahem TITLE Arab World. Political and DiplomaticHistory 1900-1967: A Chronological Study.A Descriptive Brochure. INSTITUTION National Cash Register Co., Washington,D. C. Microcard Editions SPONS AGENCY Institute of International Studies (DREW/OE), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 72 . CONTRACT OEC-0-8-000131-3544(014) NOTE 40p. AVAILABLE FROMNCR/Microcard EditiOns, 901 26th Street,N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 (free) ERRS PRICE MF-$0.65 BC Not Available fromEDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Area Studies; *Diplomatic History; History;*Middle Eastern History; *Middle Eastern Studies;*Non Western Civilization; ProgramDescriptions IDENTIFIERS *Arab States ABSTRACT The brochure contains descriptiveintroductory material on the first of seven volumescovering the Arab world. Five volumes are devoted to a chronology ofevents throughout the Arab world (including Arab-Israel relations)from 1900 up to 1967. The last two volumes contain a keyword Indexto the events. The project contributes to the Middle Eastern Studiesand also serves as a model project to scholars and studentsconcerned with research of other world areas. The first half of thebrochure, arranged in five parts, includes: 1) a description of the projert background,problem, purpose, scope, organization, research and progress information; 2) informationon use of the computer to promotenew techniques for handling, restoring,and disseminating data concerning the Arab world; 3) useful dataon the Arab world; 4) abbreviations used in indices; and 5)acknowledgements. Over half of thepamphlet furnishes sample chronology and indexpages. (SJM) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY political,andplortiOtiO: Wory 19001967: a-,chrOribitigioal study Political and Diplomatic. History of the Arab World, 190P-07: A Chronological Stddy, published in seven volumes, is the first part of a three part project covering the Arab world, 1900-67. Five of the seven volumes list events chronologically. The remaining two volumes are an index to the events. The chronology volumes contain brief accounts of internationally signifiCant events concerning the Arab world, whether occurring within or outside of Arab countries. Except for the early years, accounts are on a day-by-day basis. Due to the mass of material involved, a reduced-print format has been used in the chronologyeach 81/2" x 11" page contains four photographically reduced pages. Although reduced, these pages can be read without resorting to any magnifying device. The index (in two volumes) is a computer generated and computer typeset keyword index to the events in the chronology. It is not an index to the sources from wfich the accounts were drawn, but rather an index to the accounts as recorded in the chronology. Under each keyword are one or more entries. Each entry supplies two items of information: one is a brief reference to an event, i.e., a few words summarizing the account of the event as given in the chronology, and the other is the date on whichthe event occurred. Thus the user can first peruse the references under the topic or topics he has selected arid, if amplification of any reference is desired, he can then consult either the account in the chronology or contemporary accounts in newspapers, journals, government documents, and other primary material generated on or about the dates cited. The initial breakdown is temporal. Thirty-three separate indices using identical subject headings have been prepared; they cover periods varying from six months to twenty years. The dual objective of this arrangement is to present subject-oriented material in conveniently usable increments and to allow a subject-in-time as well as a purely subject approach to research. Political and Diplomatic History of the Arab World was developed _pursuant to a contract between the Institute of International Studies of the United States Office of Education and the University of Wisconsin. Other sources of support included the Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Harvard Law School Library, and Harvard International Legal Studies, Hoover Institution, and the Department of State, External Research. Reprinted in this brochure is the introductory Material which appears in the first volume and samples from both the chronology and index. As noted in the opening paragraph, Political and Diplomatic History of the Arab World is the first pert of a three part project. Remaining to be published are: (1) the documents from which the accounts in the chronology were drawn; (2) a biographical reference work giving information about persons cited in the chronology. DR. MENAHEM MANSOOR is currently Professor_and Chairman.of the Department of Semitic Studies at the University-of Wisconsin, Madison. He holds B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degree.; in Serrdtic languages and has studied at the London University School of Oriental Studies, at King's College, London, and at TrinitY:College. Df.blin (Gold Medalist Member of the Academic Senate). Professor Mansoor was Research Fellow, Harvard University Center forMiddle.:Eastern Sttidies;=1961-52 and 1964-65. A chief interpreter and Assistant to the: Press Attache-(British Foreign Service) at the British Embassy In Israel frora_1949 to 1954, Professcii-MarisoOi is author of over 50 items in the field of Semitic StUdiek:For this project hi tiersonally-traireled in North Africa, the. Rabat, Beirtit;- Jerusaleniand::to Western Europe to collect materials from such' ark:hiVesas the Foreign Office, Chatham Haase, French, Dutch and GerMan Foreign Ministries, and international organizatiOns irr Geneva: In the United States, Professor Mansoor and his staff "'arried out extensive research at the Library of Congress,- the State Department, the National Archivei, Institute, the Dag Harrunaiskjold LibrarY at the United NitiOns, the Marv_ ard UniversitYLibrariei and at Hoover Institution. U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DIJCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION OHIO INATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPIN IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU CATION POSITION OR PO( ICY Political and Diplomatic History of the Arab World 1900-1967 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS COPY RIGHTED MATERIAL BY MICROFICHE ONLY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE U S OFFICE OF EDUCATION.' FURTHER REPRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERIC SYSTEM REQUIRES PER MISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER" Political and DipkimaticHistory of the Arab World 1900-1967 A Chronological Study Menahem Mansoor The University of Wisconsirr Volume 1 1900-4 1972 -Microcard Editions Copyright © 1972 Mcriahem Mansoor Library of Congress card no. 72-184866 ISBN 0-910972-09-5 Published hy NCRiNficrocard Editions 901 26th Street, N.W., Washington, n.c. 20037 Preface It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to write the preface for this landmark undertaking, a work both timely and of continuing value to scholars, students, diplomats, and businessmen. Professor Mansoor's pioneering project is unique and clearly successful in several respects.His efforts have produced the single most comprehensive and useful collection of documentary and event data on the political history of any major yegion in the non-Western world. Not only has he identified, located, collected, and analyzed an enormous in of material, but he has indexed it thoroughly, making it quickly and conveniently accessible through especially designed computerized information storage and re- trieval techniques. The achievement is all the more remarkable when one takes into account the highly complex history of the Mid- dle East, the elusive nature of much of the documentation emanating from that region, and the formidable language barriers that pose special obstacles for most scholars concerned with the area. His efforts will resut in a more effective interdisciplinary approach than has previously been possible on problems and subjects which are often intrinsically interdisciplinary in nature. Not only wi Ithe availability of a vast amount of data coupled with an efficient retrieval system permit a more effective approach to much research, but the very existence of such resources will undoubtedly stimulatL new hypotheses and generate more broad-gauged and useful interdisciplinary studies.This is especially significant in a time when the Middle East is in the forefront of national and international concern. The archives and retrieval system Professor Mansoor has created have great potential for still another kind of progress, one relatively rare in academic scholarship. He has literally created the tools which will make possible increased scholarly productivity on a particularly important region of the world. Not only will those interested in the Arab world be able to locate data far more rapidly than ever before, but for the first time serious researchers will be able to devote the major portion of their effort to analysis rather than to the very time consuming and laborious task of information gathering. Reducing some of the fundamental problems of time and material to manageable proportions is particularly important for cross-national and cross-disciplinary researchers and projects. The savings ir research manpower that this project will make possible, both directly and through materials acquisition, are considerable indeed. While the contribution to Middle Eastern studies is great, the value of the project as a model to scholars and students of other world areas is equally important.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The John F. Kennedy National Security Files, 1961–1963
    A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of National Security Files General Editor George C. Herring The John F. Kennedy National Security Files, 1961–1963 Middle East First Supplement A UPA Collection from Cover: Map of the Middle East. Illustration courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook. National Security Files General Editor George C. Herring The John F. Kennedy National Security Files, 1961–1963 Middle East First Supplement Microfilmed from the Holdings of The John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts Guide by Dan Elasky A UPA Collection from 7500 Old Georgetown Road ● Bethesda, MD 20814-6126 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The John F. Kennedy national security files, 1961–1963. Middle East, First supplement [microform] / project coordinator, Robert E. Lester. microfilm reels. –– (National security files) “Microfilmed from the John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts.” Accompanied by a printed guide compiled by Dan Elasky, entitled: A guide to the microfilm edition of the John F. Kennedy national security files, 1961–1963. Middle East, First supplement. ISBN 1-55655-925-9 1. Middle East––Politics and government––1945–1979––Sources. 2. United States–– Foreign relations––Middle East. 3. Middle East––Foreign relations––United States. 4. John F. Kennedy Library––Archives. I. Title: Guide to the microfilm edition of the John F. Kennedy national security files, 1961–1963. Middle East, First supplement. II. Series. DS63.1 956.04––dc22 2007061516 Copyright © 2007 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier
    [Show full text]
  • A Hebrew Maiden, Yet Acting Alien
    Parush’s Reading Jewish Women page i Reading Jewish Women Parush’s Reading Jewish Women page ii blank Parush’s Reading Jewish Women page iii Marginality and Modernization in Nineteenth-Century Eastern European Reading Jewish Society Jewish Women IRIS PARUSH Translated by Saadya Sternberg Brandeis University Press Waltham, Massachusetts Published by University Press of New England Hanover and London Parush’s Reading Jewish Women page iv Brandeis University Press Published by University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766 www.upne.com © 2004 by Brandeis University Press Printed in the United States of America 54321 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or me- chanical means, including storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Members of educational institutions and organizations wishing to photocopy any of the work for classroom use, or authors and publishers who would like to obtain permission for any of the material in the work, should contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766. Originally published in Hebrew as Nashim Korot: Yitronah Shel Shuliyut by Am Oved Publishers Ltd., Tel Aviv, 2001. This book was published with the generous support of the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Inc., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry through the support of the Valya and Robert Shapiro Endowment of Brandeis University, and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute through the support of the Donna Sudarsky Memorial Fund.
    [Show full text]
  • 2.1 ISRAELI VOCAL SOLOS Chava Alberstein Coconut a Kiss Every
    2.1 ISRAELI VOCAL SOLOS Chava Alberstein Coconut A Kiss Every Hour An Urban Tree A Single Parent Bird Coconut Opposite the Sea Short Espresso Stems Falling Leaves My Kind of Man Bird of Saturday New Prayers Words Sholomo Artzi His Best Gever Holekh L’ebood Yom Ekhad Ani Shomea Shoov Ha’ish Hahoo Lo Ozev Et Ha’ir Shinuey Mezeg Haavir Tirkod Akharey Ha’kol At Shir Ani Nose Imi Hardufim Takhat Shmey Yam Tikhon Fran Avni Israel World Beat -- Eretz Eretz Zavat Chalav (The Land of Milk and Honey) Lo Yare’u/V’chititu (Harm No More) Natati Etz (I Planted a Tree) Shir Bareket (The Jewel Song) Vayiven Uziyahu (Uzziah Built Towers) Shorashim (Roots) Am Echad (One Nation) L’zaracha (For Your Children) Down in the Garden Tsipor Shniya (The Bird of a Fleeting Moment) The Colors of Jerusalem Lo Yare’u Martha Rock Birnbaum Timeless Jewish Songs Shabbat Hamalka Tumbalalaika Eliahu Hanavi Rozhinket Mit Mandlen Der Regge Elimeylekh Bamidbar Chiri Biri Bim Adio Kerida Los Bibilicos Finjan V’shamru Oyfn Pripetshik Adon Olam Zog Nit Keyn Mol! Miserlu Shir Noded / Hatikva Esta Home Made World Tekia, Shevarim, Terua Black Sheep Our Hope Nights in White Satin Till Dawn I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For The Kite A Word Armenian Draem (Offering) Fatma Morgana Yearning Lament Magda Fishman Massa U’Mattan Beleilot Hakaitz Hachamin Shnei Shoshanim Arba Lifnot Boker Ve’ulay Hayalda Hachi Yafa Bagan My Funny Valentine Osseh Shalom Balada Le’isha Yedid Nefesh Samba Chick What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? Eretz Zavat Chalav U’devash Ofra Fuchs Like a Wheel
    [Show full text]
  • Regulations and the Rule of Law: a Look at the First Decade of Israel
    Keele Law Review, Volume 2 (2021), 45-62 45 ISSN 2732-5679 ‘Hidden’ Regulations and the Rule of Law: A Look at the First decade of Israel Gal Amir* Abstract This article reviews the history of issuing regulations without due promulgation in the first decade of Israel. ‘Covert’ secondary legislation was widely used in two contexts – the ‘austerity policy’ and ‘security’ issues, both contexts intersecting in the state's attitude toward the Palestinian minority, at the time living under military rule. This article will demonstrate that, although analytically the state’s branches were committed to upholding the ‘Rule of Law’, the state used methods of covert legislation, that were in contrast to this principle. I. Introduction Regimes and states like to be associated with the term ‘Rule of Law’, as it is often associated with such terms as ‘democracy’ and ‘human rights’.1 Israel’s Declaration of Independence speaks of a state that will be democratic, egalitarian, and aspiring to the rule of law. Although the term ‘Rule of Law’ in itself is not mentioned in Israel’s Declaration of Independence, the declaration speaks of ‘… the establishment of the elected, regular authorities of the State in accordance with the Constitution which shall be adopted by the Elected Constituent Assembly not later than the 1st October 1948.’2 Even when it became clear, in the early 1950s, that a constitution would not be drafted in the foreseeable future, courts and legislators still spoke of ‘Rule of Law’ as an ideal. Following Rogers Brubaker and Frederick Cooper, one must examine the existence of the rule of law in young Israel as a ‘category of practice’ requiring reference to a citizen's daily experience, detached from the ‘analytical’ definitions of social scientists, or the high rhetoric of legislators and judges.3 Viewing ‘Rule of Law’ as a category of practice finds Israel in the first decades of its existence in a very different place than its legislators and judges aspired to be.
    [Show full text]
  • Middle East in Crisis : a Historical and Documentary Review
    Syracuse University SURFACE Syracuse University Press Libraries 1959 Middle East in Crisis : a historical and documentary review Carol A. Fisher Syracuse University Fred Krinsky Syracuse University Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/supress Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Fisher, Carol A. and Krinsky, Fred, "Middle East in Crisis : a historical and documentary review" (1959). Syracuse University Press. 4. https://surface.syr.edu/supress/4 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Libraries at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syracuse University Press by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CopiffH DATE DUE A HISTORICAL AND DOCUMENTARY REVIEW Rfl nn 1 A HISTORICAL AND DOCUMENTARY REVIEW Carol A, Fisher and Fred Krinsky su SY8. A, C u S t PIUSS The Library of Congress catalog entry for this book appears at the end of the text. 1959 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS | MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY BOOK CRAFTSMEN INC NEW ASSOCIATES, , YORK Preface This book had its inception in a common teaching experience. Although it is now almost two years since we were first involved in the preparation of materials on the Middle East for a course in the problems of American democracy, world events continue to remind us of the critical importance of the Mediterranean area. Our students were aware of an increasing variety of proposals for the role the United States should play in easing the tensions in the Middle East, but they were relatively unfamiliar with the general history and geography of the area.
    [Show full text]
  • Netanyahu Formally Denies Charges in Court
    WWW.JPOST.COM THE Volume LXXXIX, Number 26922 JERUSALEFOUNDED IN 1932 M POSTNIS 13.00 (EILAT NIS 11.00) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 27 SHVAT, 5781 Eye in the sky A joint goal Feminist religious art IAI unveils aerial Amos Yadlin on the need to When God, Jesus surveillance system 6 work with Biden to stop Iran and Allah were women Page 6 Page 9 Page 16 How did we miss Netanyahu formally denies charges in court Judges hint witnesses to be called only after election • PM leaves hearing early the exit • By YONAH JEREMY BOB two to three weeks to review these documents before wit- Prime Minister Benjamin nesses are called, that would ramp? Netanyahu’s defense team easily move the first witness fought with the prosecution beyond March 23. ANALYSIS on Monday at the Jerusalem Judge Rivkah Friedman Feld- • By YONAH JEREMY BOB District Court over calling man echoed the prosecution’s witnesses in his public cor- arguments that the defense A lifetime ago when living ruption trial before the March had between one to two years in northern New Jersey, I 23 election. to prepare for witnesses. But often drove further north for It seemed that the judges ultimately the judges did not work. were leaning toward calling seem anxious to call the first Sometimes the correct exit the first witness in late March witness before March 23. was small and easy to miss. or early April, which they A parallel fight between the But there were around five would present as a compro- sides was the prosecution’s or so exits I could use to avoid mise between the sides.
    [Show full text]
  • United Arab Republic 1 United Arab Republic
    United Arab Republic 1 United Arab Republic ةدحتملا ةيبرعلا ةيروهمجلا Al-Gumhuriyah al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah Al-Jumhuriyah al-Arabiyah al-MuttahidahUnited Arab Republic ← → 1958–1961 ← (1971) → ← → Flag Coat of arms Anthem Oh My Weapon[1] Capital Cairo Language(s) Arabic [2] Religion Secular (1958–1962) Islam (1962–1971) Government Confederation President - 1958–1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic 2 Historical era Cold War - Established February 22, 1958 - Secession of Syria September 28, 1961 - Renamed to Egypt 1971 Area - 1961 1166049 km2 (450214 sq mi) Population - 1961 est. 32203000 Density 27.6 /km2 (71.5 /sq mi) Currency United Arab Republic pound Calling code +20 Al-Gumhuriyah al-Arabiyahةدحتملا ةيبرعلا ةيروهمجلا :The United Arab Republic (Arabic al-Muttahidah/Al-Jumhuriyah al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah), often abbreviated as the U.A.R., was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal Abdel Nasser. During most of its existence (1958–1961) it was a member of the United Arab States, a confederation with North Yemen. The UAR adopted a flag based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, but with two stars to represent the two parts. This continues to be the flag of Syria. In 1963, Iraq adopted a flag that was similar but with three stars, representing the hope that Iraq would join the UAR. The current flags of Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen are also based on Arab Liberation Flag of horizontal red, white, and black bands.
    [Show full text]
  • Poetic Commemoration of the Battle in Huleikat Yael Shenker
    "The world is filled with remembering and forgetting": Poetic Commemoration of the Battle in Huleikat Yael Shenker and Omri Herzog Abstract The battles fought at Huleikat in the 1948 war tell a tangled and compelling story. Israeli fighters from various brigades fought there in several operations, and the area's conquest in 1948 was strategically significant for Israel. The article focuses on three memories or in fact three strategies of remembering that revolve around the site of these battles: the monument erected at the place, a photograph of Hill 138.5 in Huleikat taken by photographer Drora Dominey that was displayed in an exhibition of Israeli monuments, and a few poems of Yehuda Amichai who fought in that area and lost his close friend Dicky. Emulating terms of analysis proposed by Julia Kristeva this article makes a distinction between semiotic and symbolic memory and argues that Amichai's poetry, like the 138.5 Hill photograph, belongs in a semiotic realm that breaches the limits of consciousness and offers an alternative to national memory. The article further argues that these three memories enable us to trace the painful paths of individual and collective memory as well as the ways in which death mediates among memory, remembering, forgetfulness and obliteration in Israeli culture. The world is filled with remembering and forgetting like sea and dry land. Sometimes memory is the solid ground we stand on, sometimes memory is the sea that covers all things like the Flood. And forgetting is the dry land that saves, like Ararat.1 1 Yehuda Amichai. Patu'ah Sagur Patu'ah (Open Closed Open).
    [Show full text]
  • Arab Federation of Clinical Biology
    Arab Federation of Clinical Biology Dr. Fouad Harb AFCB President Arab Federation of Clinical Biology • The Arab Federation of Clinical Biology is a Regional Federation of Associations, Societies and Syndicates of Laboratory Medicines in Arab Countries. • AFCB represent specialists in Laboratory Medicine in scientific, educational and research institutes as well as private laboratories. Arab Federation of Clinical Biology • All Associations, Societies and Syndicates are recognised by their Governments. HISTORY • Arab Federation was founded in 1974 with Egypt, Syria, Sudan, and Kuwait as members . • Four conferences were held in 1974, Cairo, 1979, Damascus, 1980, Cairo and 1986, Cairo. HISTORY • In 1991 the 6th Arab conference was held in Tunisia and a new Statues was approved. Seven countries had attended the general assembly: Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Kuwait and Algeria • Lebanon Joined the Federation in 1994. • Palestine and Sudan Joined the Federation in 1997 • Yemen Joined the Federation in 2000 HISTORY • Algeria reorganised the society after long absence from activities and re- applied for membership in 2006. • At present the following countries are members of the federation: Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, Palestine, Yemen, Algeria, Lebanon • 7 of them are members of IFCC History Arab Federation organis the ArabMedLab every three years since 1991: 1994 : Syria 1997: Jordan 2000 : Morocco 2004 : Tunisia 2006 : Syria 2009 : Lebanon 2012: Morocco Objectives & Aims To tighten relationships between all those who work in the field of clinical laboratory all over the Arab world To share information, expertise and scientific achievements To organize seminars and training in clinical biology and laboratory medicine Objectives &Aims To publish scientific journals To organize training and educational sessions.
    [Show full text]
  • The Pennsylvania State University
    The Pennsylvania State University The Graduate School Department of Comparative Literature ARCHETYPES AND AVATARS: A CASE STUDY OF THE CULTURAL VARIABLES OF MODERN JUDAIC DISCOURSE THROUGH THE SELECTED LITERARY WORKS OF A. B. YEHOSHUA, CHAIM POTOK, AND CHOCHANA BOUKHOBZA A Dissertation in Comparative Literature by Nathan P. Devir © 2010 Nathan P. Devir Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy August 2010 The dissertation of Nathan P. Devir was reviewed and approved* by the following: Thomas O. Beebee Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and German Dissertation Advisor Co-Chair of Committee Daniel Walden Professor Emeritus of American Studies, English, and Comparative Literature Co-Chair of Committee Baruch Halpern Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies; Professor of Ancient History, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, and Religious Studies Kathryn Hume Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English Gila Safran Naveh Professor of Judaic Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Cincinnati Special Member Caroline D. Eckhardt Head, Department of Comparative Literature; Director, School of Languages and Literatures *Signatures are on file in the Graduate School. iii ABSTRACT A defining characteristic of secular Jewish literatures since the Haskalah, or the movement toward “Jewish Enlightenment” that began around the end of the eighteenth century, is the reliance upon the archetypal aspects of the Judaic tradition, together with a propensity for intertextual pastiche and dialogue with the sacred texts. Indeed, from the revival of the Hebrew language at the end of the nineteenth century and all throughout the defining events of the last one hundred years, the trend of the textually sacrosanct appearing as a persistent motif in Judaic cultural production has only increased.
    [Show full text]
  • Pan-Arabism: Origins and Outcomes of Postcolonial Unions
    Elizabethtown College JayScholar History: Student Scholarship & Creative Work History Spring 2021 Pan-Arabism: Origins and Outcomes of Postcolonial Unions Matthew J. Smith Follow this and additional works at: https://jayscholar.etown.edu/hisstu Part of the Islamic World and Near East History Commons Pan-Arabism: Origins and Outcomes of Postcolonial Unions By Matthew J. Smith This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Honors in the Discipline in the Department of History and the Elizabethtown College Honors Program May 1, 2021 Smith 1 To my advisors, Dr. W. Brian Newsome and Dr. Oya Dursun-Özkanca, who taught me the craft of the historian and always supported my scholarship, and to my dear friend, Dr. Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., whose scholarship sparked my passion to study the Middle East Smith 2 Introduction Saturday, July 19, 1958. On page five of The New York Times, the top headline read, “Iraqi Rebel Figure Says New Regime Will Postpone Merger with Nasser Bloc”. At the end of the article, the Western World got its first glimpse into what occurred in Baghdad five days earlier on July 14, 1958. Richard Hunt, longtime foreign affairs correspondent for the Times and NBC News, reported, “About 3 o’clock in the morning on Monday [July 14], a crowd of soldiers and civilians gathered outside the palace and set it afire. The King, his uncle, Crown Prince Abdul Ilah [‘Abd al-Ilah], and the Crown Prince’s mother were driven into a garden by the smoke.”1 Once the rebels breached the garden, a firefight ensued, killing all the members of the family and several of the rebels.
    [Show full text]
  • Dictionary of Modern Arab History Dictionary of Modern Arab History
    DICTIONARY OF MODERN ARAB HISTORY DICTIONARY OF MODERN ARAB HISTORY AN A TO Z OF OVER 2,000 ENTRIES FROM 1798 TO THE PRESENT DAY ROBIN BIDWELL WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY G. REX SMITH ~ ~~~1~;n~~~up LONDON AND NEW YORK First published in 1998 by Kegan Paul International This edition first published in 2010 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Routledge is an imprint ofthe Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © Estate of Robin Bidwell, 1998 Transferred to Digital Printing 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 10: 0-7103-0505-2 (hbk) ISBN 13: 978-0-7103-0505-3 (hbk) Publisher's Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. The publisher has made every effort to contact original copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace. To Leila, with love PREFACE The publication of the late Robin Bidwell's Dictionary of Modern Arab History comes as good news.
    [Show full text]