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The Emergence of the Arab Movements Eliezer Tauber Bar-llan University FRANK CASS: LONDON First published 1993 in Great Britain by FRANK CASS AND CO. LTD Gainsborough House, 11 Gainsborough Road, London Ell 1RS, England and in the United States of America by FRANK CASS do International Specialized Book Services, Inc., 5804 N.E. Hassalo Street, Portland, Oregon 97213-3644 Copyright © 1993 Eliezer Tauber British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Tauber, Eliezer Emergence of the Arab Movements I. Title 909.82 ISBN 0-7146-3440-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tauber, Eliezer, The emergence of the Arab movements / Eliezer Tauber, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7146-3440-9 (hardback) ISBN 0-7146-4084-0 (paperback) 1. Nationalism—Arab countries—History. 2. Arab countries— Politics and government. I. Title. DS63.6.T39 1993 320.5'4'09174927—dc20 92-8131 CIP ISBN 0 7146 3440 9 ISBN 0 7146 4084 0 (paperback) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Frank Cass and Company Limited. Typeset by Regent Typesetting, London Printed by Bookcraft (Bath) Ltd. 4 Published in cooperation with The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Harry S. Trum an Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, established in 1966, conducts major research on the growth, and political and social development of the non-Western world, with particular emphasis on the Middle East. Its Middle East unit studies Israel and the territories, Turkey and Iran, and the Arab countries of the Middle East in the modern and contemporary period, with reference to problems relating to peace prospects in the area. Contents Acknowledgements ix Abbreviations xi Introduction 1 PART I: Beginnings 1. Butrus al-Bustani 7 2. The Independence Movement in Syria 10 3. The Secret Society of Beirut 15 4. Al-Afghani and ‘Abduh 22 5. ‘Abd al-Rahm an al-Kawakibi 25 6. Najib ‘Azuri and the Ligue de la Patrie Arabe 33 7. The Society of the Arab Revival 43 8. The Society of the Ottoman Council 51 9. The Young Turk Revolution 54 PART II: The Arab Societies 1908-14 10. The Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood 61 11. The Syrian Central Society 66 12. The Lebanese Revival 70 13. Al-Fatat 90 14. Al-Qahtaniyya 98 15. The Literary Club 101 16. The Society of the Arab Association 109 17. The Green Flag and the Black Hand 118 18. The Decentralization Party 121 19. The Reform Society of Beirut 135 20. The Reform Society of Basra 152 21. The National Scientific Club 172 22. The Paris Congress 178 23. The Paris Agreement and its Consequences 198 24. Al-‘Ahd 213 25. The Arab Revolutionary Society 237 PART III: The Arab Societies: An Analysis 26. Ideology 245 27. Attitudes towards the European States 268 28. The Size of the Societies 287 29. Composition 290 30. The Influence of the Societies 303 31. Methods of Action 311 32. Connections between the Societies 320 33. The Image of the Leadership 324 Conclusion and Epilogue 331 Notes 335 Bibliography 379 Index 391 Acknowledgements I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Truman Institute of the Hebrew University, which has rendered me financial help both at the research stage preceding this book and during its translation into English. Additional financial help was rendered to me by the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University and my sincere thanks for it are hereby acknowledged. Naomi Goldblum of the Hebrew University translated this book from the original Hebrew. The Syrian Central Society, dealt with in chapter 11, was first discussed in the introductory part of “Four Syrian Manifestos after the Young Turk Revolution”, Turcica, 19 (1987), pp. 195-213. An enlarged version of chapter 16, dealing with Rashid Rida, was published as “Rashid Rida as Pan-Arabist before World War I”, The Muslim World, 79 (1989), pp. 102-112. An earlier version of chapter 20, dealing with Sayyid Talib, appeared as “Sayyid Talib and the Young Turks in Basra”, Mid dle Eastern Studies, 25 (1989), pp.3-22. A final note of appreciation goes to my mother, whose devo tion has long been a source of strength to me. Eliezer Tauber Tishrey 5751 Bar-Ilan, Israel Abbreviations A.A. = Awswärtiges Amt AB = Arab Bulletin AN = Archives Nationales BD = British Documents on the Origins of the War 1898-1914 Cd’O = Correspondance d’Orient C-in-C = Commander-in-Chief CPC = Correspondance Politique des Consuls CUP = Committee of Union and Progress CZA = Central Zionist Archives d = despatch FO = Foreign Office FSI = Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department GFM = German Foreign Ministry Guerre = Guerre 1914-1918 IJMES = International Journal of Middle East Studies IO = India Office ISA = Israel State Archives JB = Journal de Beyrouth 1 = letter L/P&S = India Office, Political and Secret Departmental Records MAE = Ministère des Affaires Etrangères memo = memorandum MEJ = Middle East Journal MES = Middle Eastern Studies MG = Ministère de la Guerre MW = Muslim World NS = Nouvelle Série PRO = Public Record Office r = report RMM = Revue du Monde Musulman SSI = Secretary of State for India Syrie-Liban = Levant 1918-1929, Syrie-Liban-Cilicie t = telegram WO = War Office
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