| ID | 187063 |
| Title Proper | Reluctant nationalists |
| Other Title Information | the life writing of two soldiers in WWI Middle East |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Keren, Michael |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | An analysis of the diary of Ihsan Turjman, an Arab soldier who served in the Ottoman army in World War I, and of letters written by B. Zilberman, a Jewish soldier in the British army fighting the Ottomans, reveals common themes that nuance the widely held assumption about the inevitability of the Arab-Jewish conflict in the Middle East. |
| `In' analytical Note | Israel Affairs Vol. 28, No.5; Oct 2022: p. 724-740 |
| Journal Source | Israel Affairs Vol: 28 No 5 |
| Key Words | Jerusalem ; Ottoman Empire ; National Symbols ; World War I ; Life Writing ; Civic Life |