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ix Acknowledgments We would like to thank Ted Swedenburg and Paul Silverstein for getting this project up and running, and Chris Toensing, editor of Middle East Report, for his essential input throughout the process. Rebecca Tolen, our sponsoring editor at Indiana University Press, provided valuable guidance in shaping this study.Thank you to Karen Mills, Executive Secretary, and Susan Shaw, Interim Director, both in the School of Language, Culture and Society at Oregon State University, for providing much-needed funds for the completion of the book. Most importantly, this project would not exist without the generosity and enthusiasm of the contributing authors.Thank you. This page intentionally left blank THE ARAB REVOLTS This page intentionally left blank ...

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