Charles Glass: The Tribes Triumphant: Return Journey to the Middle East

‘When the government is unable to provide for their safety, they will band themselves into tribes.’

SIR JOHN BAGOT GLUBB,

Britain and the Arabs: A Study of Fifty Years, 1908–1950

The author dedicates this book

to his friend Noam Chomsky

and to the memory of another friend,

Edward Saïd.

‘Between the Arabian Desert and the eastern coast of the Levant there stretches – along almost the full extent of the latter, or for nearly 400 miles – a tract of fertile land varying from 70 to 100 miles in breadth. This is so broken up by mountain range and valley that it has never all been brought under one native government; yet its well-defined boundaries – the sea on the west, Mount Taurus on the north, and the desert to east and south – give it unity, and separate it from the rest of the world. It has rightly, therefore, been covered by one name, Syria.’

REVEREND GEORGE ADAM SMITH

The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894)

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TITLE PAGE CHARLES GLASS The Tribes Triumphant RETURN JOURNEY TO THE MIDDLE EAST ‘When the government is unable to provide for their safety, they will band themselves into tribes.’ SIR JOHN BAGOT GLUBB, Britain and the Arabs: A Study of Fifty Years, 1908–1950

DEDICATION DEDICATION DEDICATION EPIGRAPH MAP 1 Imperial Wars 2 Aqaba, Fourteen Years Late 3 Royal Cities 4 Over Jordan 5 O, No, Jerusalem! 6 Gaza 7 Jerusalem, from the West 8 Return to Gaza 9 The Desert 10 Jaffa and Suburbs 11 The North 12 Damascus Is Burning SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO BY THE AUTHOR COPYRIGHT ABOUT THE PUBLISHER The author dedicates this book to his friend Noam Chomsky and to the memory of another friend, Edward Saïd.

EPIGRAPH EPIGRAPH EPIGRAPH MAP 1 Imperial Wars 2 Aqaba, Fourteen Years Late 3 Royal Cities 4 Over Jordan 5 O, No, Jerusalem! 6 Gaza 7 Jerusalem, from the West 8 Return to Gaza 9 The Desert 10 Jaffa and Suburbs 11 The North 12 Damascus Is Burning SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO BY THE AUTHOR COPYRIGHT ABOUT THE PUBLISHER ‘Between the Arabian Desert and the eastern coast of the Levant there stretches – along almost the full extent of the latter, or for nearly 400 miles – a tract of fertile land varying from 70 to 100 miles in breadth. This is so broken up by mountain range and valley that it has never all been brought under one native government; yet its well-defined boundaries – the sea on the west, Mount Taurus on the north, and the desert to east and south – give it unity, and separate it from the rest of the world. It has rightly, therefore, been covered by one name, Syria.’ REVEREND GEORGE ADAM SMITH The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894)

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1 Imperial Wars ONE Imperial Wars ‘It is the atmosphere in which seers, martyrs, and fanatics are bred.’ REVEREND GEORGE ADAM SMITH The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894)

2 Aqaba, Fourteen Years Late TWO Aqaba, Fourteen Years Late ‘From time immemorial it has served as both the ingress and egress between sea and land, between Arabia and the highlands of Sinai and Palestine, “The Gateway of Arabia”.’ REVEREND GEORGE ADAM SMITH The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894)

3 Royal Cities THREE Royal Cities ‘Here is a land blessed more than most with health and fertility, but its health has been paralysed by its danger, its fertility checked and blasted by the floods and barbarism to which it lies exposed.’ REVEREND GEORGE ADAM SMITH The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894)

4 Over Jordan FOUR Over Jordan ‘Palestine, formed and surrounded as it is, is a land of tribes. That it can ever belong to one nation, even though this were the Jews, is contrary to Nature and Scripture.’ REVEREND GEORGE ADAM SMITH The Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894)

5 O, No, Jerusalem! Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

6 Gaza Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

7 Jerusalem, from the West Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

8 Return to Gaza Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.