Churchill and the Islamic World

Orientalism, Empire and Diplomacy in the Middle East

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Winston Churchill began his career as a junior officer and war correspondent in the North West borderlands of British India, and this experience was the beginning of his long relationship with the Islamic world. Overturning the widely-accepted consensus that Churchill was indifferent to, and even contemptuous of, matters concerning the Middle East, this book unravels Churchill's nuanced understanding of the edges of the British Empire. Warren Dockter analyses the future Prime Minister's experiences of the East, including his work as Colonial Under-Secretary in the early 1900s, his relations with the Ottomans and conduct during the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915-16, his arguments with David Lloyd-George over Turkey, and his pragmatic support of Syria and Saudi Arabia during World War II. Challenging the popular depiction of Churchill as an ignorant imperialist when it came to the Middle East, Dockter suggests that his policy making was often more informed and relatively progressive when compared to the Orientalist prejudices of many of his contemporaries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-17
Mått:138 x 214 x 24 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781788319249

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Warren Dockter is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University and has been a Research Fellow in History at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. He has authored one book which was longlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman History Prize and have edited another. He holds a PhD, an MA, and two BAs (history and Political Science). He regularly contributes to the Daily Telegraph and the Western Mail, on British History, Winston Churchill, US/UK relations, and the Trump administration.

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An enlightening and original account of an important and neglected aspect of Churchill’s strategic and political world view. It forces us to rethink what we know about the origins of the modern Middle East. Essential reading for Churchill scholars and general students alike.

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionEarly EncountersOf Oil and OttomansChurchill : Minister of War and AirChurchill at the Colonial OfficeThe Legacy of the Cairo ConferenceThe Twenties and ThirtiesChurchill, the Middle East, and India during World War IIThe Postwar World ConclusionNotesBibliography Index