The twilight of the British Empire : British intelligence and counter-subversion in the Middle East, 1948-63 / / Chikara Hashimoto ; edited by Rory Cormac [[electronic resource]]
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Hashimoto Chikara
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| Titolo: |
The twilight of the British Empire : British intelligence and counter-subversion in the Middle East, 1948-63 / / Chikara Hashimoto ; edited by Rory Cormac [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 327.1241056 |
| Soggetto topico: | Intelligence service - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
| Intelligence service - Middle East - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Foreign relations Middle East |
| Middle East Foreign relations Great Britain | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CormacRory |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-276) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Title page -- Imprint -- Contents -- Two-Part Tribute Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Fighting the 'Communist Menace' Overseas1 -- 2 Security Training and Liaison in Anti-Communist Measures -- 3 The Defence of the Realm in the Middle East -- 4 Prerequisites of Intelligence Cooperation -- 5 Conflicting Interests in Anti-Communist Measures -- 6 The Use and Abuse of State Power and the Limits of British Influence -- Conclusion: The Twilight of the British Empire in the Middle East -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Security Intelligence Middle East Charter -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The twilight of the British Empire |
| ISBN: | 1-4744-1047-2 |
| 1-4744-1046-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910477339603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare.