Twilight of British Ascendancy in the Middle East

A Case Study of Iraq, 1941-1950

Inbunden, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

This work is an account of Anglo-Iraqi relations from Britain's reconquest of Iraq in 1941 until the end of the immediate post-Second World War period in 1950.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-09-15
Mått:140 x 216 x 23 mm
Vikt:543 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:306
Upplaga:1994
Förlag:Palgrave USA
ISBN:9780312120900

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Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - PART 1: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE PERIOD OF MAXIMUM BRITISH INFLUENCE, 1941-45 - The Defense of Iraq - The Destruction of Iraq - The Production and Export of Cereals - The Great Inflation - The Kurdish Uprisings - The Dispute over Kuwait and Umm Qasr - The Formation of the Arab League - PART 2: THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND THE BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE IN BRITISH INFLUENCE, 1945-48 - Britain's Weakened Position - The Iraqi Opposition - The Reconstruction of Iraq's Armed Forces - The Treaty of Portsmouth, Phase One: The Negotiation - The Treaty of Portsmouth, Phase Two: The Collapse - PART 3: THE ARAB-ISRAELI WAR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ANGLO-IRAQI RELATIONSHIP, 1948-50 - Iraq's Intervention in Palestine - The United Nations Arms Embargo - The Economic Crisis - The Syrian Imbroglio - The Tripartite Declaration - The Campaign Against the Iraqi Jews - PART 4: THE PROBLEM OF OIL - The Oil Pipelines - The First Revision of the Oil Concession - The Second Revision of the Oil Concession - PART 5: STERLING BALANCES AND DOLLAR ALLOCATIONS - The Early Financial Agreements - The Later Financial Agreements - Conclusion