| Winston S. Churchill and the Shaping of the Middle East, 1919-1922 Contributor(s): Reguer, Sara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1644693321 ISBN-13: 9781644693322 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 941.084 |
| LCCN: 2020912385 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Can one individual influence the course of history? In the example of Churchill and the Middle East during post-World War I, the answer is an irrefutable yes. Winston S. Churchill, first as Secretary for War and Air, and then as Colonial Secretary, both formulated and enacted the British imperial mandate policy for Iraq and Palestine, thereby laying the groundwork for issues that are still relevant today including conflicts in Israel, internal political upheavals in Iraq. The complicated historical intricacies of the postwar period combined with a variety of personal and political confrontations are at the core of Churchill's decisions and finally his parliamentary successes. While most books on Churchill attempt to cover the course of his political and personal career, this volume exclusively focuses on the Middle East during the formative years of 1919-1922 and explores the foundations of some of the Middle East's most problematic issues today. |