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

By Majid Khadduri , Daniel Silverfarb

Book information

Year
1986
ISBN
0195039971, 9780195039979, 9781429401470
LCC
DA47.9.I72 S55 1986
Open Library ID
OL2544060M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14410431 bytes)
Edition
First Printing
Pages
210\213
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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