| Description |
1 online resource (x, 200 pages) : maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The end of the mandate -- The British airbases -- The Assyrian minority -- The levies -- Arab independence and unity -- The struggle for Kuwait -- The supply of arms -- The supply of credit -- The problem of oil -- The deterioration of Anglo-Iraqi relations : phase one, September 1939-October 1940 -- The deterioration of Anglo-Iraqi relations : phase two, November 1940-May 1941 -- The hostilities of May 1941. |
| Summary |
Showing how Britain tried, and failed, to maintain its political influence, economic ascendancy, and strategic position in Iraq after independence, the author presents an analysis of the possibilities and limitations of indirect rule by imperial powers in the Third World. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
International relations.
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International relations. |
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Iraq.
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Great Britain. |
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Iraq. |
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Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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Iraq -- History -- Hashemite Kingdom, 1921-1958.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936.
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| Chronological Term |
1910-1936 |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945.
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| Chronological Term |
1936-1945 |
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1910-1958 |
| Indexed Term |
Iraq Political events, 1921-1941 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Silverfarb, Daniel, 1943- Britain's informal empire in the Middle East. New York : Oxford University Press, 1986 (DLC) 85025830 |
| ISBN |
1429401478 (electronic book) |
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9781429401470 (electronic book) |
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0195364961 |
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9780195364965 |
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9780195039979 (Cloth) |
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0195039971 (Cloth) |
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1280523115 |
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9781280523113 |
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0195039971 (alkaline paper) |
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