The Division of the Middle East: The Treaty of Sevres

by Wagner, Heather Lehr; Mitchell, George J.; Matray, James I.

• ISBN13: 9780791078310
• ISBN10: 0791078310
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Looks at the history of the boundaries which were set up by the European powers when they divided the lands of the former Ottoman Empire after World War I, separating some peoples, chiefly the Kurds, and grouping others into new nations.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Senator George J. Mitchell	vi
Introduction by James I. Matrav	ix
1 A Meeting in London	1	(9)
2 The Rise of an Empire	10	(16)
3 The Wages of War	26	(14)
4 A Separate Peace	40	(13)
5 In Search of Kurdistan	53	(9)
6 An Abandoned Cause	62	(8)
7 One Land Divided	70	(10)
8 Divisions and Destiny	80	(9)
9 A Legacy of Conflict	89	(15)
Chronology and Timeline	104	(3)
Source Notes	107	(1)
Bibliography	108	(3)
Further Reading	111	(1)
Index	112

Excerpts

European leaders gathered after World War I to negotiate the Treaty of Sevres, believing that new states and new borders would benefit European interests. The legacy of this treaty is still being written, as the borders carved out more than 70 years ago continue to be marked by conflict.