Britain''s Informal Empire in the Middle East - A Case Study of Iraq 1929-1941

Zusatztext The book, drawn from meticulous research in the British archives and using newly opened documents, will be useful for European historians interested in a good case study of informal empire. Klappentext This is a penetrating account of Anglo-Iraqi relations from 1929! when Britain decided to grant independence to Iraq! to 1941! when hostilities between the two nations came to an end. Showing how Britain tried--and failed--to maintain its political influence! economic ascendancy! and strategic position in Iraq after independence! Silverfarb presents a suggestive analysis of the possibilities and limitations of indirect rule by imperial powers in the Third World. The book also tells of the rapid disintegration of Britain's dominance in the Middle East after World War I and portrays the struggle of a recently independent Arab nation to free itself from the lingering grip of a major European power. Zusammenfassung Showing how Britain tried! and failed! to maintain its political influence! economic ascendancy! and strategic position in Iraq after independence! the author presents an analysis of the possibilities and limitations of indirect rule by imperial powers in the Third World.

Product details

• Authors: Majid Khadduri, Daniel Silverfarb, Silverfarb Daniel
• Assisted by: Majid Khadduri (Foreword), Khadduri Majid (Foreword)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.11.1986
• EAN: 9780195039979
• ISBN: 978-0-19-503997-9
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Middle Eastern history, Colonialism and imperialism, Iraq, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence