The struggle for Arab independence : Riad el-Solh and the makers of the modern Middle East / by Patrick Seale.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [768]-779) and index.

1. Grandee of the empire 2. An Ottoman childhood 3. Education in revolution 4. In the shadow of the gallows 5. Faysal's false dawn 6. Fugitive from the French 7. The great Syrian revolution 8. A hero's return 9. Man of the people 10. Riad el-Solh, Zionism and the Hajj Amin al-Husayni 11. Ben Gurion and the Arabs 12. The making of a Lebanese patriot 13. Competing identities: the battle for men's minds 14. The politics of the street 15. The changing fortunes of war 16. Rashid 'Ali and 'Operation Exporter' 17. Riad Bey and general spears 18. The electoral challenge 19. The compromise of the national pact 20. The decisive battle 21. Painful awakening 22. Goodbye to the French 23. Master of the local scene 24. The unwanted war 25. The challenge from the revolutionaries 26. Murder in Amman.

"Based on British and French archives, and on numerous interviews, the book pieces together the history of the Arab struggle for independence through the lives of those most directly involved. It is an invaluable resource for students and researchers, and of compelling interest to anyone who wants to know more about the Middle East."-- Publisher.