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The twilight of British ascendancy in the Middle East : a case study of Iraq, 1941-1950
- Title
- The twilight of British ascendancy in the Middle East : a case study of Iraq, 1941-1950 / Daniel Silverfarb.
- Author
- Silverfarb, Daniel, 1943-
- Publication
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DA47.9.I72 S56 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 306 pages : 2 maps; 22 cm
- Summary
- This work is an account of Anglo-Iraqi relations from Britain's reconquest of Iraq in 1941 until the end of the immediate post-Second World War period in 1950. In particular, it shows how Britain reasserted its dominant position in Iraq during the war and attempted to maintain this position after the conflict when, under the pressure of nationalist sentiment in Iraq and manpower and financial constraints at home, and in accordance with its treaty obligations, it had withdrawn all of its ground troops. Thus, not only does this book describe an important episode in the fairly rapid disintegration of British hegemony in the Middle East after the war, it also examines the possibilities and limitations of indirect rule. Silverfarb tells the story of the struggles of the ruling class to free their recently independent Arab nation from the lingering grip of a major Enropean power while still preserving sufficiently close ties with that power to ensure their own external security and internal control.
- Subject
- Since 1921
- Diplomatic relations
- Außenpolitik
- Geschichte 1941-1950
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > Iraq
- Iraq > History > Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1936-1945
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945-
- Iraq > Foreign relations > Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Iraq
- Großbritannien
- Irak
- Irak > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne
- Irak > 1921-1958 (Hachémites)
- Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Irak
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-300) and index.
- Contents
- I. The Second World War and the Period of Maximum British Influence 1941-45. 1. The Defense of Iraq. 2. The Destruction of Iraq. 3. The Great Inflation. 4. The Kurdish Uprisings. 5. The Dispute Over Kuwait and Umm Qasr -- II. The End of the Second World War and the Beginning of the Decline in British Influence 1945-48. 6. Britain's Weakened Position. 7. The Iraqi Opposition. 8. The Reconstruction of Iraq's Armed Forces. 9. The Financial Agreements. 10. The Treaty of Portsmouth, Phase 1: The Negotiation. 11. The Treaty of Portsmouth, Phase 2: The Collapse -- III. The Arab-Israeli War and Its Consequences for the Anglo-Iraqi Relationship 1948-50. 12. Iraq's Intervention in Palestine. 13. The United Nations Arms Embargo. 14. The Economic Crisis. 15. The Syrian Imbroglio. 16. The Oil Pipelines.
- ISBN
- 0312120907
- 9780312120900
- LCCN
- 93049550
- OCLC
- ocm29635608
- 29635608
- SCSB-13653172
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library