The Twilight of the British Empire: British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948-63 - Couverture rigide

Hashimoto, Chikara

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1474410456 ISBN 13 : 9781474410458

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2017

Synopsis

This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain s engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversive policies and measures conducted by the British Intelligence and Security Services and he Information Research Department (IRD) of the Foreign Office, Britain s secret propaganda apparatus. Between 1948 and 1963, British policymakers used intelligence as a tool to maintain British influence in Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran. Discover how Britain tried to influence regional intelligence and security services and shape their approach to countering communist subversion. However, amidst disagreements over the nature of the threat and levels of brutality used to counter it, intelligence and secret liasons ultimately failed to protect Britain s waning influence.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Chikara Hashimoto (1975 2016) wais Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sharjah, UAE.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1474410456
• ISBN 13: 9781474410458
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible