British Policy in Mesopotamia, 1903-1914 (St. Antony's by Stuart A. Cohen
By Stuart A. Cohen
British imperial pursuits in Iraq in the course of and after the 1st international battle are renowned and feature usually been studied. yet what of British coverage in the direction of the Mesopotamian provinces sooner than 1914? during this well-documented examine, Stuart Cohen offers the 1st coherent account of transforming into British curiosity in those provinces, during which the protection of India, advertisement issues, the security of Shia Muslim pilgrims, and worry of a German-dominated Berlin-to-Baghdad railway all had a necessary position to play. First released in 1976 and now on hand in paperback for the 1st time, this ebook is vital interpreting not just for an realizing of the making of British coverage in the direction of the Arab provinces of the Ottoman empire, but additionally of the final days of Turkish rule in Iraq itself.
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P. Thornton, The Imperial Idea and its Enemies: A Study in British Power (London, 1959), p. 42. 13 M. and T. Zinkin, Britain and India: Requiem for Empire (London, 1964), p. 48. 14 D. Dicks, Curzon in India, vol. 1, “Achievement” (London, 1969), p. 113. 15 G. Monger, The End of Isolation: British Foreign Policy, 1900–1907 (London, 1963), p. 95. N. Curzon, later 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925), Viceroy of India, 1899–1905. Dictionary of National Biography (hereafter DNB) (Oxford, 1937), pp.
1, “Achievement” (London, 1969), p. 113. 15 G. Monger, The End of Isolation: British Foreign Policy, 1900–1907 (London, 1963), p. 95. N. Curzon, later 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925), Viceroy of India, 1899–1905. Dictionary of National Biography (hereafter DNB) (Oxford, 1937), pp. 221–234. The biographical notes will refer to the activities of the individual only within the period 1903–1914; they follow the appearance of his name in the text. 17 31 March 1903, Curzon-Balfour, quoted in D.
Of State for For. Affairs, 1905–1916, DNB (1949), pp. 366–375. 89 C. Hardinge, after 1910 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858–1944), Perm. Under-Sec. FO, 1906–1910, Viceroy of India, 1910–1916, DNB (1959), pp. 356–358. 90 Sir F. Bertie, later 1st Viscount Bertie of Thame (1844–1919), Asst. Under-Sec. FO, 1894–1903, Ambassador in Rome, 1903–5, Ambassador in Paris, 1905–1918, DNB (1927), pp. 43–44. 91 W. St John Brodrick, later 1st Earl of Midleton (1856–1942), Sec. of State for War, 1900–1903, Sec.