Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- 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, 1920–1923
- 6. Developments in British Government Oil Policy in the Inter-War Period
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Moguls and Mandarins
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2013
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781135234294
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