Arab Congress of 1913
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 173 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5144-5617-8
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Arab Congress of 1913 (also known as the "Arab National Congress," "First Palestinian Conference," the "First Arab Congress," and the "Arab-Syrian Congress") met in a hall of the French Geographical Society (Societe de Geographie) at 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain from June 18–23 in Paris to discuss reforms to grant Arabs more autonomy under the Ottoman Empire. It took place at a time of uncertainty and change in the Ottoman Empire in the years leading up to World War I. The Empire had undergone a revolution and a coup by the Young Turks in 1908. Arabs were agitating for more rights under the fading empire and early glimmers of Arab nationalism were emerging. A number of dissent and reform-oriented groups formed in Greater Syria, Palestine, Constantinople, and Egypt. Zionist immigration to Palestine was increasing, and England and France were expressing interest in the region, competing for spheres of influence. Данное издание представляет...