David McDowall (author)

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David Buchanan McDowall (born 1945) is a British author specialising in Middle Eastern and British history.

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Early life

Born in London in 1945, he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. [1] [2] and St John’s College, Oxford where he studied Islamic History and Modern Middle East Studies under Albert Hourani [3]

Career

Royal Artillery, in Britain and Hong Kong, 1965-70; [4] British Council, in Bombay and Baghdad, 1972-77; the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), [5] Beirut and Vienna, 1977-79; self-employed thereafter, Oxfam [6] relief worker Lebanon 1982, [6] full-time research and writing from 1983.

Personal life

Married to writer Elizabeth Laird, [7] in 1975; two children: Angus, [8] journalist, and William, [9] academic.

Selected publications

Middle East

Britain

Children's books

British landscape guides

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  13. Ali, Othman (January 1, 2006). "A Modern History of the Kurds, 3d rev. ed.: By David McDowall (London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2005. 515 pages.)". American Journal of Islam and Society. 23 (1): 92–95. doi:10.35632/ajis.v23i1.1642 via www.ajis.org.
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