Prudden's date is right but he is wrong about Antonius' reliability

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Submitted by Elliott A Green, Dec 4, 2007 14:15

John Prudden is right that George Antonius' book, The Arab Awakening, was first published in 1938. The book was published under the sponsorship of Charles R Crane --a fanatic Judeophobe and admirer or Hitler-- and was in fact dedicated to Crane, "affectionately."
Prudden is wrong about "the scholarly merits of the book." It has been astutely debunked by at least two historians, George Kirk and Elie Kedourie. They both found the book unreliable. If Columbia University Press is still publishing the book, then that would be another reason to look askance at the university's reputation.

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One likely explanation of Antonius' antagonism toward the Jews of the Land of Israel is the deep inculcation of Dhimmitude... [MORE]	yuval Brandstetter MD	Nov 7, 2007 02:46
I should add to what I said above about George Antonius and his patron, Charles R Crane, that Crane helped... [MORE]	Elliott A Green	Oct 28, 2007 08:12
Hillel Halkin might have delved deeper into the careers of George Antonius and his patron, Charles R Crane. Stephen Wise... [MORE]	Elliott A Green	Oct 24, 2007 11:09
Hillel Halkin has some serious problems with his timeline. If Antonius was denied an appointment at Columbia in 1936, it... [MORE]	John Prudden	Oct 25, 2007 12:48
John Prudden is right that George Antonius' book, The Arab Awakening, was first published in 1938. The book was published...	Elliott A Green	Dec 4, 2007 14:15