Outskirts of empire studies in British power projection / John Fisher.

Author/creator Fisher, John, 1968-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Descriptionpages cm.
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Subjects
Great Britain--Foreign relations. --Middle East.
Middle East--Foreign relations. --Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations. --19th century.
Great Britain--Foreign relations. --20th century.

SeriesEmpires in perspective
Contents Britain and Abyssinia : the forward view -- Mesopotamia in the official mind, before, during and after the First World War -- The politics of relief : British humanitarian aid to the Turk, 1876-7 -- "Casting out devils" : British military consuls in Turkey -- A spearhead of influence in the Near East : the New Levant Company and British commerce in the aftermath of war -- The Foreign Office and the issue of sacred space in Morocco, c1860 to 1970.
Abstract "This book investigates the substructure of Britain's interests in the Near East and beyond during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Essays address themes in British power projection in a geographically wide area and highlight the network of Britons required to sustain the British presence in the Near East"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018011346
ISBN9781138487598 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBNebook

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