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Author Silverfarb, Daniel

Title Britain's Informal Empire in the Middle East : a Case Study of Iraq 1929-1941
Published Cary : Oxford University Press, 1986

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Description 1 online resource (213 pages)
Contents 1. Introduction; 2. The End of the Mandate; 3. The British Airbases; 4. The Assyrian Minority; 5. The Levies; 6. Arab Independence and Unity; 7. The Struggle for Kuwait; 8. The Supply of Arms; 9. The Supply of Credit; 10. The Problem of Oil; 11. The Deterioration of Anglo-Iraqi Relations: Phase One-September 1939-October 1940; 12. The Deterioration of Anglo-Iraqi Relations: Phase Two-November 1940-May 1941; 13. The Hostilities of May 1941; 14. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary 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, andstrategic 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 andportrays the struggle
Bibliography Includes bibliography: p. 185-191 and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject International relations.
international relations.
Diplomatic relations
International relations
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Iraq
Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Iraq -- History -- Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067947
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056715
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056716
Subject Great Britain
Iraq
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Khadduri, Majid
LC no. 85025830
ISBN 9780195364965
0195364961
1280523115
9781280523113
1429401478
9781429401470