Empire of sand : how Britain made the Middle East
Reid, Walter, 1944-2011
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With reference to a huge amount of primary and secondary sources, Walter Reid explores Britain's role in the creation of the modern Middle East and the rise of Zionism, from the early years of the 20th century to 1948, when Britain handed over Palestine to UN control.
Main title:
Empire of sand : how Britain made the Middle East / by Walter Reid.
Author:
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2011.
Collation:
396 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781843410539 (hbk)1843410532 (hbk)
Dewey class:
956'.03956.03
Local class:
956.03
Language:
English
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BRN:
866029