Lawrence kick-started the Arab Revolt, but it was Gertrude who gave the Arabs a route to nationhood.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Gertrude Bell'

This salved his conscience for having encouraged the Arab revolt, but it is also his legacy to the present.

ECONOMIST: Lawrence of Arabia

The heart of the book is devoted to Lawrence's role in the Arab revolt of 1916-18, the origin of his romantically heroic reputation.

ECONOMIST: Lawrence of Arabia

Take a purportedly feminist discussion of the impact of the Arab revolt on the position of women in the Arab world from ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour on Sunday.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Women's surprising defenders

Mr Segev is weaker when he ventures to make bigger historical judgments, such as the novel claim that it was the Arab revolt before the second world war, rather than that of the more powerful and more desperate Jews after it, which made Britain give up on Palestine.

ECONOMIST: Britain��s mandate in Palestine

Tunisia was the first Arab country to revolt and its unemployment rate (14%) was among the lowest in the Arab world.

FORBES: The "Arab Spring" Is A Jedi Mind Trick

The revolt in the Arab world represents an early test for a prime minister who is still a diplomatic new boy.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot