The twilight of the British Empire : British intelligence and counter-subversion in the Middle East, 1948-63 / Chikara Hashimoto ; edited by Rory Cormac.
Uncovers and examines Britain's counter-subversive policies and security measures implemented in the post-war Middle East, Middle Eastern affairs make headlines. Not only are they politically volatile, but the cultural and religious contexts complicate Western involvement in the region. This bo...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press Ltd,
[2017]
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| Series: | Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | Uncovers and examines Britain's counter-subversive policies and security measures implemented in the post-war Middle East, Middle Eastern affairs make headlines. Not only are they politically volatile, but the cultural and religious contexts complicate Western involvement in the region. This book reveals secret British intelligence liaisons with Middle Eastern regimes during the early Cold War. It shows how Britain tried to influence regional intelligence and security services and shape their approach to countering communist subversion. Analysing newly declassified to countering communist subversion. Analysing newly declassified documents alongside extensive archival research and historiography, the book pieces together the intelligence culture build by the British Empire in the Middle East in the post-war era Book jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-276) and index. |