Moguls and mandarins : oil, imperialism and the Middle East in British foreign policy 1900-1940 / Marian Kent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Marian.

Contributor:

Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--Relations--Great Britain.

Middle East.

Great Britain--Relations--Middle East.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Relations--Turkey.

Turkey--Relations--Great Britain.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A study of Britain's imperial policy in the Middle East over oil, finance and defence. This book brings together different accounts of British policy in the early 20th century, particularly in the Ottoman Empire, to reflect a consistent pattern of preoccupation, policy-making and diplomacy.

Contents:

Cover; MOGULS AND MANDARINS: Oil, Imperialism and the Middle East in British Foreign Policy 1900-1940; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 Moguls and Mandarins: Robinson and Gallagher and British Interests and Policies in the Ottoman Empire in the Early Twentieth Century; 2 The Purchase of the British Government's Shares in the British Petroleum Company 1912-1914; 3 Agent of Empire? The National Bank of Turkey and British Foreign Policy; 4 British Policy, International Diplomacy and the Turkish Revolution

5 Guarding the Bandwagon: Great Britain, Italy, and Middle Eastern Oil, 1920-19236 Developments in British Government Oil Policy in the Inter-War Period; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

First published by Frank Cass.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-23429-9

1-138-86367-X

1-315-03723-8

1-135-23422-1

9781315037233

OCLC:

852757861