Britain and the Arab Middle East: World War I and Its Aftermath Tapa dura - 2016

I.B. Tauris, 2016-10-30. Hardcover. Like New.

I.B. Tauris, 2016-10-30. Hardcover. New.

New York: I.B. Tauris, 2016. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xv, 510pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Gentle bumps to corners of blue paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The profound effects of the British Empire's actions in the Arab World during the First World War can be seen echoing through the history of the 20th century. The uprising sparked by the Husayn-McMahon correspondence and led by 'Lawrence of Arabia'; the Sykes-Picot agreement which undermined that rebellion; and memoranda such as the Balfour Declaration all have shaped the Middle East into forms which would have been unrecognizable to the diplomats of the 19th century. Undertaken during the First 'World' War, these actions were not part of a coordinated British strategy, but in fact directed by several overlapping and competing departments, some imperfectly referred to as the 'Arab Bureau'. The British and the… Leer más

Hardback. New. A comprehensive new history of British imperial policy-making in the Arab world.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A comprehensive new history of British imperial policy-making in the Arab world.

Tauris Academic Studies, 2016. Hardcover. New. 544 pages. 10.00x6.25x1.00 inches.

Tauris Academic Studies, 2016. Hardcover. New. 544 pages. 10.00x6.25x1.00 inches.