Moguls and Mandarins: Oil, Imperialism and the Middle East in British Foreign Policy 1900-1940A 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. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
Robinson and Gallagher and British Interests and Policies in the Ottoman Empire in the Early Twentieth Century | 7 |
2 The Purchase of the British Governments Shares in the British Petroleum Company 19121914 | 34 |
3 Agent of Empire? The National Bank of Turkey and British Foreign Policy | 68 |
4 British Policy International Diplomacy and the Turkish Revolution | 98 |
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Moguls and Mandarins: Oil, Imperialism and the Middle East in British ... Marian Kent Limited preview - 2013 |
Moguls and Mandarins: Oil, Imperialism and the Middle East in British ... Marian Kent No preview available - 2015 |
Moguls and Mandarins: Oil, Imperialism, and the Middle East in British ... Marian Kent No preview available - 1993 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Moguls and Mandarins: Oil, Imperialism and the Middle East in British Foreign Policy 1900-1940 |
| Author | Marian Kent |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1135234221, 9781135234225 |
| Length | 192 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / General Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General Social Science / Regional Studies |
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