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Communism and nationalism in the Middle East.
Walter Laqueur 1921-2018
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שפה נוכחית
Communism and nationalism in the Middle East
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Communism and nationalism in the Middle East / by Walter Z. Laqueur. |
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| Publisher |
New York : Praeger |
| Creation Date |
[1956] |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content |
Foreword -- PART ONE: A SURVEY OF THE MIDDLE EAST OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY -- Chapter One: The background of the crisis -- Some misconceptions in traditional approach -- The "Bulwark of Islam" theory -- The quality of nationalism in the Middle East -- The role of the students -- The failure of parliamentary democracy -- "Military Socialism" -- Turkey and Israel, variants from the Middle East norm -- The economic setting -- PART TWO: EGYPT -- Chapter Two: Nationalism and communism in Egypt, 1919-1939 -- Attempts to form a communist party -- The Wafd -- The growth of the socialist-communist party -- Obstacles to the growth of Egyptian communism -- The 1930-40 decade -- Chapter Three: Factional Disputes, 1941-55 -- The "Marxist study circles" -- The influence of Soviet military successes -- The formation of communist factions -- The junta of July, 1952 -- The attack on communism -- Communism Egyptianized -- Chapter Four: Egyptian communism in action -- a resume -- The trade unions-- Students -- "Partisans of peace" -- Communist relations with other parties -- The programme of the M.D.L.N. -- The future -- Chapter Five: The Sudan -- The Sudan communist party (the S.M.N.L.) -- Egyptian communists and the Sudan -- The party line -- Renewed efforts -- PART TREE: ISRAEL -- Chapter Six: The rise of communism in Palestine -- Palestine in 1919 -- The M.O.P.S. (Socialist workers' party) -- The 1929 riots -- Chapter Seven: Arabization -- Communism and Zionism -- The year 1933 -- The Palestine communist party versus the rest -- The 1936-39 revolt -- Chapter Eight: During World War II and after -- Communist forecasts -- The party in 1941 -- The league for national liberation -- After World War II -- Conclusion -- PART FOUR: JORDAN -- Chapter Nine: Feudalism and communism -- The Emirate of Transjordan -- The league for national liberation -- The growth of communism after 1950 -- PART FIVE: SYRIA AND LEBANON -- Chapter Ten: Syria under the French mandat-- General background -- The French mandate -- The rise and the suppression of the communist party -- Fields of communist activity -- Chapter Eleven: Syria during World War II -- Strong growth of communist party -- The party line in 1945 -- Nationalism -- Chapter Twelve: Syria and Lebanon since World War II -- Illegality -- The "Partisans of peace" in Syria -- Trade unions and Fellaheen -- Collaboration between Syrian and Lebanese communists -- Status of legality in Lebanon -- The "Partisans of peace" in Lebanon -- Communism and trade unionism -- Relations with other Lebanese parties -- The prospects of communism in Syria and Lebanon -- PART SIX: IRAQ -- Chapter Thirteen: Iraq before World War II -- A general survey -- The founding of Iraqi communism -- Chapter Fourteen: Iraq, 1939-49 -- Iraq, 1939-47 -- Iraqi communism, 1947-48 -- The hangings of February, 1949 -- Chapter Fifteen: Iraq since 1949 -- Communist leaders in prison -- Splitting the ranks -- Student and worker activity -- The present outlook -- PART SEVEN: TURKEY -- Chapter Sixteen: Turkey and Russia -- Friendship between Kemalist Turkey and Soviet Russia -- End of the friendship -- Communism in Turkey, 1945-55 -- PART EIGHT: COMMUNISM AND THE MINORITIES -- Chapter Seventeen: Minorities -- The Kurds -- The Armenians -- The Christian Orthodox Churches -- The Jews, Assyrians, and others -- Chapter Eighteen: Partners for a national front -- (a) The origins of the Moslem Brotherhood -- (b) Their creed -- Ahmad Husain's "Socialists": the precursors of "Military socialism" -- Turkey -- Syria -- Iraq -- Summary -- Chapter Nineteen: Russia re-enters the Middle East -- Chapter Twenty: Conclusions -- Appendix I: Marxism, Leninism and the Middle East -- Appendix II: Splits in Palestine communism, 1938-49 -- Appendix III: Bibliographical note -- General -- Syria and Lebanon -- Jordan -- Egypt -- Sudan -- Palestine: Israel -- Persia -- Iraq -- Turkey -- Notes -- Index |
| Extent |
362 pages 22 cm |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010857740405171 |
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