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London and the Invention of the Middle East: Money, Power, and War, 1902-1922

hardcover – November 1, 1995
by Adelson, Roger
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ISBN-13: 9780300060942 ISBN-10: 0300060947
Publisher
Yale University Press
Binding
hardcover
Published
November 1, 1995
Weight
1.5 lbs
Dimensions
24.00×2.10×16.20 cm

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London and the Invention of the Middle East: Money, Power, and War, 1902-1922 by Adelson, Roger. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300060942.

In the first quarter of the twentieth century the British Government the banks and leading individuals in London reached historic decisions that determined the name shape and future of the region known as the Middle East. In this innovative and entertaining book Adelson examines who made policy on what grounds with what information and with what results -- identifying the virtual invention of the modern Middle East and the origins of the ethnic and nationalistic antagonisms that characterize the region today.