Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction: the boundary and its role in historical-political existence; The delimitation of the country at the end of the Ottoman period; The allocation stage: World War I and the division of the Middle East; The southern boundary during the British period; The northern boundary: from allocation to delimitation; The northern boundary: demarcation and administration; The eastern boundary; The partition plans, 1937-1947; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This is the first book to deal with one of the major issues in the Middle East - Boundary delimitation. Archive sources are used in order to present the hidden motives and activities, the people involved and the actual process itself
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index