Describe the role of arabs during the frist world war
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1. Historians are dependent on sources to build their arguments and narratives. We generally begin with local and state archives of the regions we are dealing with. Indeed, the study of World War I was based on national sources produced inside the countries under consideration. In the beginning, these were mostly European and American archives, given that “The Great War” was initially often conceived of as a European war, reflecting the fact that it started in Europe, and that many parts of the world were involved mainly through their (often colonial or imperial) association with Europe.
1.An early study of World War I (and World War II) impact on political culture and social (gender) r
2. Increasingly, non-Western Archives have been included in the debates, reflecting the international dimension of the war and the fact that it was more than a war ‘by proxy’ for non-European societies as they were deeply affected by it and many of their members would end up fighting in the European and Ottoman armies. Studies on African, Arab and Indian soldiers’ participation and its impact on their countries’ political culture, as well as studies on the effects of the war on non-European societies have made scholars aware of the significance of Word War I in the history of Africa, Asia and the Middle East1. More and more, scholars also realise that non-Western actors used the war to pursue their own local or regional ends.
3Furthermore, new sources relating to manifold aspects of the war, from soldiers' experiences to developments on the various home fronts, and from socio-economic developments to gender relations have been included. They may be written or oral, range from newspapers to photographs, or from petitions to diaries. They may even include genres such as folk songs remembering the suffering of people. On a European level, these materials are being collected, digitalised and made available on databases.2Elsewhere, such sources have been the subject of several official publications by national institutions. For the history of Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, oral narratives, published and unpublished memoirs and literary sources are increasingly used to recover the experiences of people during World War I3. Recently, similar work has begun for Ottoman history as well4. Both the old and new scientific workshops and books that have been multiplying in this period of centennial celebrations rather hint at the still growing amount of public and private sources available in Europe, the Americas and Asia5.
4Thus, while there is still much to do, we are able to get a more nuanced and broad picture of many aspects of events from 1914–18, as well as those preceding and following them. Indeed, reconsidering the periodization is a major topic in connection with non-European countries and the Middle East in particular. World War I ended later there, so to speak. Medina surrendered only in 1919. The states of Armenia and Kurdistan, promised during the Paris Peace Conference remained ephemeral. Uprisings followed the establishment of new political and colonial regimes during the 1920s in Iraq, Syria and Palestine. Some still referred to the late Ottoman Empire in the mid-1920s, thereby hinting at the empire’s deep and long-lasting imprint on the region6. Perhaps more importantly, the mandate governments established in Bilād al-Shāmand Iraq were themselves only intended to be transitory7; they experienced frequent changes during the 1920s, notably in what was to become Syria.
8 For an interesting and critical use of foreign companies archives, see R. Vitalis, 2007. Russian a (...)
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1.An early study of World War I (and World War II) impact on political culture and social (gender) r
2. Increasingly, non-Western Archives have been included in the debates, reflecting the international dimension of the war and the fact that it was more than a war ‘by proxy’ for non-European societies as they were deeply affected by it and many of their members would end up fighting in the European and Ottoman armies. Studies on African, Arab and Indian soldiers’ participation and its impact on their countries’ political culture, as well as studies on the effects of the war on non-European societies have made scholars aware of the significance of Word War I in the history of Africa, Asia and the Middle East1. More and more, scholars also realise that non-Western actors used the war to pursue their own local or regional ends.
3Furthermore, new sources relating to manifold aspects of the war, from soldiers' experiences to developments on the various home fronts, and from socio-economic developments to gender relations have been included. They may be written or oral, range from newspapers to photographs, or from petitions to diaries. They may even include genres such as folk songs remembering the suffering of people. On a European level, these materials are being collected, digitalised and made available on databases.2Elsewhere, such sources have been the subject of several official publications by national institutions. For the history of Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, oral narratives, published and unpublished memoirs and literary sources are increasingly used to recover the experiences of people during World War I3. Recently, similar work has begun for Ottoman history as well4. Both the old and new scientific workshops and books that have been multiplying in this period of centennial celebrations rather hint at the still growing amount of public and private sources available in Europe, the Americas and Asia5.
4Thus, while there is still much to do, we are able to get a more nuanced and broad picture of many aspects of events from 1914–18, as well as those preceding and following them. Indeed, reconsidering the periodization is a major topic in connection with non-European countries and the Middle East in particular. World War I ended later there, so to speak. Medina surrendered only in 1919. The states of Armenia and Kurdistan, promised during the Paris Peace Conference remained ephemeral. Uprisings followed the establishment of new political and colonial regimes during the 1920s in Iraq, Syria and Palestine. Some still referred to the late Ottoman Empire in the mid-1920s, thereby hinting at the empire’s deep and long-lasting imprint on the region6. Perhaps more importantly, the mandate governments established in Bilād al-Shāmand Iraq were themselves only intended to be transitory7; they experienced frequent changes during the 1920s, notably in what was to become Syria.
8 For an interesting and critical use of foreign companies archives, see R. Vitalis, 2007. Russian a (...)
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