@ARTICLE{Wróblewski_Bartosz_John_2018,
 author={Wróblewski, Bartosz},
 volume={vol. LXXI},
 number={No 1},
 pages={26-54},
 journal={Rocznik Orientalistyczny/Yearbook of Oriental Studies},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2018},
 publisher={The Polish Academy of Sciences, Division I Humanities and Social Sciences, and The Publishing House ELIPSA / Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział I Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych oraz Dom Wydawniczy ELIPSA},
 abstract={It is difficult to give an unambiguous answer for the question presented in the title. J.B. Glubb considered himself to be a friend of Arabs and the Arab issue. At the same time he was a loyal officer of the British Army. He did not see any contradiction in this. J.B. Glubb began his work in the Transjordan Emirate in 1931. In the beginning he commanded the border guard made of Bedouins and since 1939 the whole army of Transjordan, namely the Arab Legion. During World War II he considerably developed these armed forces. In 1946 Transjordan gained independence. Despite this J.B. Glubb maintained his command over the Arab Army until 1956. In 1948 he commanded the army during the conflict with Israel that was coming into being. During his military service he attempted to care about the interests of the House of Hashimites. Basically, he associated the Arab issue with the interests of this house. He believed that it was possible to permanently combine Arab interests viewed in that perspective with the influence of the British in the Middle East. Such reasoning turned out to be an absolute misconception. The officer was becoming more and more hated by a large part of Arabs. For many he was a symbol of being enslaved by the British. His reasoning of the Arab issue was becoming an anachronism. Eventually, he became a nuisance also for the Hashimites. Therefore, in march 1956 young king Husayn took the command from him and removed him from Jordan. Despite such ending of his military and political career one must admit that he was one of more interesting figures of the late British Empire.},
 type={Article},
 title={John Bagot – A Friend of Arabs or Agent of Imperialism?},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/110682/PDF/ROrient%2071%20z.%201-18%203%20WR%C3%93BLEWSKI.pdf},
 keywords={Glubb, Hashimites, Arabs, Arab Legion, Jordan, England},
}