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1 Online-Ressource (x, 372 pages)
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First edition
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London Bloomsbury Publishing 2019 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781350989764
Content:
"Britain has been engaged in the Middle East for over two centuries. During the Napoleonic Wars it expelled the French from Egypt. During World War I it helped to dismantle the Ottoman empire. During World War II, it defeated the Italians and Germans. In the post-war years, it attempted to reassert its domination of the Middle East but with little success. Today British forces in the region are fighting ISIS. Variously seen as intruders by most of the local populations and nationalists and as protectors by local pliant rulers, the British have been key arbiters in Middle Eastern politics. They created new states, determined who could hold power, resolved disputes and offered security to their clients. In this major new study, Peter Mangold shows how Britain sought to protect its changing interests in the region and assesses the British response to Arab nationalism. He examines the successes and failures of British policy and the reasons it has often proved controversial and accident prone.And he evaluates Britain's complex legacy in the Middle East - its contribution to the stability of Jordan (at least to date) and the Gulf states, set against the instability which has plagued Iraq and the unresolved Palestine conflict. In tracing the history of Britain's relationship with the Middle East, Mangold reveals how Britain's involvement in the Middle East sowed the seeds for today's crises."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Content:
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: 'The Pedigree of a White Stallion' -- PART ONE: LINES OF INCURSION, 1798-1922 -- 1 Persia's Doubtful Friend -- 2 Toeholds in Arabia -- 3 Mediterranean Approaches -- 4 Unintended Consequences -- 5 The War for the Middle East: On the Defensive, 1914-16 -- 6 The War for the Middle East: Onto the Offensive, 1916-18 -- 7 'Present at the Creation' -- PART TWO: HIGH NOON, 1922-45 -- 8 'An Inferior Independence' -- 9 Client Kings -- 10 'Riding Two Horses at Once' -- 11 Strongmen, Borders and Oil -- 12 Egypt and the Second World War -- 13 Holding the Middle East -- PART THREE: DISSOLUTION, 1945-71 -- 14 Complex Adjustments -- 15 A Sea of Troubles -- 16 The Road to Suez -- 17 Still Fighting Nasser -- 18 Oil, Force and Bases -- PART FOUR: POST-IMPERIAL, 1971-2014 -- 19 Just a Trading Nation -- 20 A Return to the Gulf -- PART FIVE: PERSPECTIVES -- 21 Matters of Scruple -- 22 How Did the British Do? -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781784531942
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857729095
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857727046
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350989764
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