False prophets : British leaders' fateful fascination with the Middle East from Suez to Syria
Ashton, Nigel John2022
Books, Manuscripts
Britain shaped the modern Middle East through the lines that it drew in the sand after the First World War and through the League of Nation mandates over the fledgling states which followed. Since the Second World War, oil interests, Arab nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, militant Islam and the Anglo-American special relationship have all drawn Britain back into the Middle East. Nigel Ashton explores the reasons why British leaders have been unable to resist returning to the mire of the Middle East, while highlighting the misconceptions about the region which have helped shape their interventions, and the legacy of history which has fuelled their pride and arrogance. It shows that their fears and insecurities have made them into false prophets who have conjured existential threats out of the Middle East.
Ashton, Nigel John, author
London : Atlantic Books, 2022.
469 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781786493255 (hbk. :)
English
1188447