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Spies in Arabia: The Great War and the Cultural Foundations of Britain's Covert Empire in the Middle East

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2008Description: xiii, 458 p., map; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199734801
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Contents:
Introduction -- War and hope. The foundations of covert empire ; The cultural world of the Edwardian agent ; The failure of empiricism and how the agents addressed it ; Cunning in war ; Imperial expiation -- Peace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) Library Main Library - 0.01 E 1976 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available E 1976

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-441) and index.

Introduction -- War and hope. The foundations of covert empire ; The cultural world of the Edwardian agent ; The failure of empiricism and how the agents addressed it ; Cunning in war ; Imperial expiation -- Peace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.

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