T. G. Fraser is emeritus professor at Ulster University and the author of Chaim Weizmann: The Zionist Dream (2009) and, with Andrew Mango and Robert McNamara, The Makers of the Modern Middle East (2015).

‘Contested Lands is a thorough and, indeed, riveting account of the major historical developments in the Middle East following World War I. Using incisive language, T.G. Fraser looks at both the local and the global levels to develop a clear picture of a region that so much scholarship has tended to essentialise.’

• 1. The Middle East on the Eve of War // 12. The Remaking of the Middle East // 213. The New Imperialists Under Challenge // 474. The Middle East in Transition // 755. The Second World War and the Middle East // 996. The United States, the United Nations, and the Future of Palestine // 1177. War and Revolution // 1458. From War to War // 1739. The Middle East Transformed // 20110. The Search for Stability // 22911. The Middle East in Turmoil // 25712. Conclusion // 295Acknowledgements // 303Notes // 305Index // 329

T. G. Fraser is emeritus professor at Ulster University and the author of Chaim Weizmann: The Zionist Dream (2009) and, with Andrew Mango and Robert McNamara, The Makers of the Modern Middle East (2015).

‘Contested Lands is a thorough and, indeed, riveting account of the major historical developments in the Middle East following World War I. Using incisive language, T.G. Fraser looks at both the local and the global levels to develop a clear picture of a region that so much scholarship has tended to essentialise.’

• 1. The Middle East on the Eve of War // 12. The Remaking of the Middle East // 213. The New Imperialists Under Challenge // 474. The Middle East in Transition // 755. The Second World War and the Middle East // 996. The United States, the United Nations, and the Future of Palestine // 1177. War and Revolution // 1458. From War to War // 1739. The Middle East Transformed // 20110. The Search for Stability // 22911. The Middle East in Turmoil // 25712. Conclusion // 295Acknowledgements // 303Notes // 305Index // 329

T. G. Fraser is emeritus professor at Ulster University and the author of Chaim Weizmann: The Zionist Dream (2009) and, with Andrew Mango and Robert McNamara, The Makers of the Modern Middle East (2015).

‘Contested Lands is a thorough and, indeed, riveting account of the major historical developments in the Middle East following World War I. Using incisive language, T.G. Fraser looks at both the local and the global levels to develop a clear picture of a region that so much scholarship has tended to essentialise.’

• 1. The Middle East on the Eve of War // 12. The Remaking of the Middle East // 213. The New Imperialists Under Challenge // 474. The Middle East in Transition // 755. The Second World War and the Middle East // 996. The United States, the United Nations, and the Future of Palestine // 1177. War and Revolution // 1458. From War to War // 1739. The Middle East Transformed // 20110. The Search for Stability // 22911. The Middle East in Turmoil // 25712. Conclusion // 295Acknowledgements // 303Notes // 305Index // 329