The British Empire in the Middle East 1945-1951

Zusatztext A magnificent and comprehensive new book....Mr. Louis unravels with compelling detail the way in which the British 'official mind' engaged in an imperial and strategic juggling act, as it sought to preserve national interest in an era of unprecedented global change. Klappentext This is a far-reaching study of how Britain's postwar Labour government attempted to sustain a vision of Britain as a world power. Committed to the liquidation of the old British Empire! the government sought to develop new relationships in the Middle East as a replacement for India! hoping to halt the decline of the Empire by putting it on a new basis. Caught between the forces of anti-British nationalism and American anti-colonialism! the attempt was ultimately destined to fail; but it marks a crucial phase in the story of British imperialism and of Middle Eastern history. Zusammenfassung This book! which examines British disengagement in the Middle East during the Labour Government of 1945-51! is in a large sense a comment on the British response to Arab! Jewish! and Iranian nationalism.

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This is a far-reaching study of how Britain's postwar Labour government attempted to sustain a vision of Britain as a world power. Committed to the liquidation of the old British Empire, the government sought to develop new relationships in the Middle East as a replacement for India, hoping to halt the decline of the Empire by putting it on a new basis. Caught between the forces of anti-British nationalism and American anti-colonialism, the attempt was ultimately destined to fail; but it marks a crucial phase in the story of British imperialism and of Middle Eastern history.

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This book, which examines British disengagement in the Middle East during the Labour Government of 1945-51, is in a large sense a comment on the British response to Arab, Jewish, and Iranian nationalism.