PHILBY OF ARABIA

Inbunden bok. Faber & Faber. 1973. 332 sidor.

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"A Must for the Arabist! – A single reading of this book does not suffice. Monroe, a scholar of modern Middle Eastern history and a master researcher, went to extraorinary lengths in her search for the real St John Philby. Her portrayal does justice to this complex, intriguing, idealistic, arrogant, genius of a man. Philby went where no other Englishman had been, not simply in terms of his travels across the Rub' Khaali (the Empty Quarter) but also in terms of winning the confidence, respect and protection of the Arabs at a time when the British Empire was carving up the remnants of that left by the Ottomans.
• Philby much respected greatness, and quickly took to the astonishingly intelligent chieftain Abdulaziz (known as Ibn Saud in the West), founder of what is now known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Until this point Philby had been an outspoken, yet fiercely loyal, civil servant; however soon his insight into British foreign policy and aspirations for the region, and his friendship with the soon-to-be king created an inner turmoil requiring all of his skills as a diplomat to resolve. Monroe skillfully shows how successfully (or not) he worked to resolve these issues, and the suspicion he aroused from both parties. The situation was further exasperated by Philby's conversion to Islam, a move that caused waves in the Civil Service and added to the complexities and contradictions of Philby's life and character..
• This book is a must for any budding Arabist, or anyone with an interest in the contemporary Arab world. It was a time of great intrigue, the last days of Mesopotamia and a time in which actors such as Cox, Bell, Leachman, Shakespeare and Lawrence each took influential and history defining roles.

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