The British Empire in the Middle East, 1945-1951: Arab Nationalism, the United States, and Postwar Imperialism

by William Roger Louis

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198229607
• ISBN13: 9780198229605
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 824 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"