Screen LibraryThe logistics and politics of the British campaigns in the Middle East, 1914-22
An examination of how the logistical demands of the British military campaigns in Palestine and Mesopotamia led to a more intrusive and authoritarian form of imperial control in 1917-18. This early example of Western military intervention in the Middle East provoked a localized backlash in 1919-20 w...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Studies in military and strategic history
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An examination of how the logistical demands of the British military campaigns in Palestine and Mesopotamia led to a more intrusive and authoritarian form of imperial control in 1917-18. This early example of Western military intervention in the Middle East provoked a localized backlash in 1919-20 whose effects continue to be felt today. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230233003, 2010. |
| Carrier Form: | 272 p. : 1 maps, 1. |
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9780230233003 9780230297609 : 0230297609 : |
| CLC: | K835.615.6 |
| Contents: | Map Acknowledgments Abbreviations PART I The Political Economy of Empire before 1914 Expansion of the Campaigns,1915-16 Intensification of Wartime Control, 1917-18 PART II Deepening the Colonial State Mobilisation of Labour for Logistical Units Extraction of Agricultural Resources PART III Post-war Backlash and Imperial Readjustment, 1919-22 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index. |