The Arab Bureau: British Policy in the Middle East, 1916-1920 de Westrate, Bruce

Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New. Founded in 1916, the Arab Bureau was a small collection of British intelligence officers headquartered in Cairo and charged with the task of coordinating imperial intelligence activities in the Middle East. It is most often remembered for its flamboyant cast of characters, particularly T. E. Lawrence, and its role in instigating the Arab Revolt to break Turkish control over the Arab-speaking Middle East. From the beginning, however, the Bureau was vilified within imperial circles as a group of amateurish and incompetent pro-Arab dilettantes. And ever since, it has borne much of the blame for Britain's terrible mishandling of Middle Eastern policy during and shortly after World War I. In this first full-length study of the Arab Bureau, Bruce Westrate challenges these stereotypes and reassesses the role that the Bureau actually played within imperial policy-making circles that stretched from London to Cairo to Delhi. Through close analysis of personal papers and Foreign Office records,… Leer más

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 1988. Paperback. New. 260 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches.

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 1988. Paperback. New. 260 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches.

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Pennsylvania State University Press, 1984-04-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!