The Twilight of British Ascendancy in the Middle East: A Case Study of Iraq, 1941-1950

by Daniel Silverfarb

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. In particular, it shows how Britain reasserted its dominant position in Iraq during the war and attempted to maintain this position after the conflict when, under the pressure of nationalist sentiment in Iraq and manpower and financial constraints at home, and in accordance with its treaty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312120907
• ISBN13: 9780312120900
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"