George Antonius 
The Arab Awakening [PDF ebook] 
The Story of the National Arab Movement

First published in 1938, this fine book is the first study of the Arab national movement ever written.  »The whole of this brilliantly written book moves at the same plane of objective and critical scholarship. » Daily Telegraph, London.  »A good book written by a scholar, an expert on the subject and a resident in the country … a very excellent and extremely able book. » The Observer, London.