Britain and Turkey in the Middle East - Politics and Influence in the Early Cold War Era

Informationen zum Autor Mustafa Bilgin is Associate Professor of International History at Kahramanmara Sutcu Imam University, Turkey. Vorwort Describes the development of the Cold War in the Middle East by exploring the Turkish case. This book talks about the nature of Western strategy in general, and British and Turkish strategy in particular during the crucial early years of the Cold War. Zusammenfassung Describes the development of the Cold War in the Middle East by exploring the Turkish case. This book talks about the nature of Western strategy in general, and British and Turkish strategy in particular during the crucial early years of the Cold War. Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTSIntroduction1. Anglo-Turkish Relations in the Middle East: The Historical Background to 1945 2. The Emergence of the Soviet Threat in Anglo-Turkish Relations (1945-47)3. Britain, Turkey and the Middle East (1945-47)4. The Question of Palestine in Anglo-Turkish Relations, (1947-50)5. An Active Foreign Policy: Turkey’s Involvement in the British Defence Plans and Her Admission to NATO (1950-52)6. The Fall of British Regional Defence Plans and the Rise of Turkish Triangular Strategy (1952-53)ConclusionsAppendicesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Mustafa Bilgin
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2007
• EAN: 9781845113506
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-350-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Library of International Relations; Library of International Relat; Library of International Relat; Library of International Relations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science