| The End of Empire in the Middle East: Britain's Relinquishment of Power in Her Last Three Arab Dependencies Contributor(s): Balfour-Paul, Glen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521466369 ISBN-13: 9780521466363 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: The end of empire in the Middle East is an original and perceptive study of Britain's withdrawal from her last Arab dependencies--the Sudan in 1955, South West Arabia (Aden) in 1967 and the Gulf States in 1971. It is based on a combination of first-hand experience and extensive research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 327.410 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Library |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 8.93" (0.92 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an original and perceptive study of Britain's withdrawal from her last Arab Dependencies, based on a combination of first hand experience and extensive research. Glen Balfour-Paul opens by outlining Britain's position in the Middle East at the end of the Second World War. He then presents in three separate chapters a detailed account of the forces that culminated in withdrawal from each of the countries. In the final chapters, the author compares and contrasts the three episodes in terms of Britain's evolving attitude to empire, public pressures from within and outside the territories, the tensions that arose between policy makers in London and those executing their decisions, attitudes of British officials to their task and the political and economic aftermath of independence. |