Twilight of the British Empire. British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948 63, Paperback - Chikara Hashimoto

This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversiv...

A powerful meditation on the influence of the British Empire in the Middle East, intertwining history, politics, poetry, myth and personal experien...

A powerful meditation on the influence of the British Empire in the Middle East, intertwining history, politics, poetry, myth and personal experien...

Drawing on a wealth of previously unseen documents, sourced by Freedom of Information requests, together with interviews with government and intell...

Examining the tremendous influence of Great Britain on the railways of the Middle East, with a wealth of unpublished images.

A wealth of new research and thinking on Lawrence, the Arab Revolt, and World War One in the Middle East, providing essential background to today's...

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Scandal of Colonial Rule: Power and Subversion in the British Atlantic during the Age of Revolution - James Epstein

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Examining the aftermath of the Arab Spring, this book explores the Spring not as a series of failed revolutions but as successful counter-revolutio...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jonathan ParryIllustration(s): 7 maps.Number of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 2...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)Author(s): di Giovanni Janine di GiovanniNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 232 x 24C...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Janine di GiovanniNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 29Cover type: Ha...

'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' ObserverPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s...

This book examines the connections between the British Empire and French colonialism in war, peace and the various stages of competitive cooperatio...

Unique overview of the origins, development and significance of Military Intelligence.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Brian ParrittIllus...

DescriptionThe Middle East has always been one of the most challenging destinations for lorry drivers. In the 1970s and 80s, many drivers may not h...

Reducere. DescriptionNew Delhi was intended to impress and to encapsulate the values of the British Empire, in other words to project 'soft' power. This book...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: ...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: ...

How did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockw...

Examines various ways in which the Empire was displayed in Britain between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, looking at music, satirica...

Bringing together the world's leading scholars on the subject, Military Education and the British Empire explores distinct national narratives with...

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A study of how artists and photographers shaped imperial visions of war and peace in the Victorian periodPublisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies ...

Offering an innovative account of Britain's counter-radicalisation policy, Prevent, this book provides a timely analysis of the UK's response to th...

This is a revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers shows that it was the integrat...

This revisionist history challenges current ideas about convict transportation from Britain and Ireland, penal colonies and religion. It examines r...

Publisher: American University in Cairo PressAuthor(s): Matthieu ReyNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 237 x 30Cover type:...

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. --New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this dramatic tale of discovery (San Francisco Chronicle), th...

A new edition of this vivid cultural and social history of the daughters, sisters, mothers and wives of the men at the centre of a daring imperiali...

The book is a highly original and long overdue examination of the ways that European concepts of time were imposed on other cultures as a component...

Intelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellingt...

In 1941, Sgt Albert Victor Ient sought adventure in the Services. Stationed in Hong Kong, he faced a different reality when his position was overru...

Examines a fascinating and critical epoch in the architectural history of Jerusalem. It proposes a fresh and analytical discussion of British Manda...

The story of what is arguably the most secret and misunderstood of all the British government departments.

The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 - John Darwin

Paperback edition of a monumental new history by the Churchill College, Cambridge author of Eminent Edwardians and Dark Valley, full of brief lives...

An engaging and incisive history of British prime ministers' post-war entanglements in the Middle East, from Anthony Eden in Egypt to David Cameron...

The follow-up to Peter Fryer's modern classic, Staying Power

Hardly anyone paid attention when Sultan Khan arrived in London on April 26, 1929. A humble servant from a village in the Punjab, Khan had little f...

The Imperial Security State: British Colonial Knowledge and Empire-Building in Asia - James Hevia

Provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Strea...

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from...

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Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 24Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Gay WachmanRedesc...