Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Illusion2. Arabs in the War3. The Controversy about the Capture of Damascus4. Sir Mark Sykes: His Vision and Disillusionment5. The Miscalculation6. Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Principle of Self-Determination7. The Anglo-French Declaration of 8 November 19188. Cooperation or Confrontation?9. On a Collision Course10. An Elusive Ally11. Trans-Jordania* and Palestine12. Wrestling with the PalestiniansAppendicesIndex

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Isaiah Friedman