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Sent to the Middle East by Woodrow Wilson to ascertain the viability of self-determination in the disintegrating Ottoman Empire, the King-Crane Commission of 1919 was America's first foray into the region. The commission's controversial recommendations included the rejection of the idea of a Jewish state in Syria, US intervention in the Middle East and the end of French colonial aspirations. The Commission's recommendations proved inflammatory, even though its counsel on the question of the Palestinian mandate was eventually disregarded by Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau in favour of their own national interests. In the ensuing years, the Commission's dismissal of claims by Zionist representatives like David Ben-Gurion on their 'right to Palestine' proved particularly divisive, with some historians labeling it prophetic and accurate, and others arguing that Commission members were biased and ill-informed. Here, in the first book-length analysis of the King-Crane report in nearly 50 years, Andrew Patrick chronicles the history of early US involvement in the region, and challenges extant interpretations of the turbulent relationship between the United States and the Middle East.

ISBN-13: 9781788314558

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Publication Date: 01-23-2020

Pages: 336

Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.69(d)

Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History

Andrew Patrick is Lecturer in Middle Eastern History at Tennessee State University. He gained his PhD at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations viii

Acknowledgements xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Backdrop of the King-Crane Commission 9

3 Paris Peace Conference 1: The Idea of a Commission 28

4 Paris Peace Conference 2: Topsy-Turvydom 51

5 Pre-Journey Opinions 78

6 Istanbul and Palestine 98

7 Syria and Lebanon 130

8 Istanbul, Paris and the Recommendations 165

9 Accounting for the Differences 1: The Ability to Become Modern 182

10 Accounting for the Differences 2: The King-Crane Commission and Wilsonian Ideals 222

11 Conclusion 256

Notes 264

Selected Bibliography 300

Index 309