Chikara Hashimoto

The Twilight of the British Empire

British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948 63

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversive policies and measures conducted by the British Intelligence and Security Services and he Information Research Department (IRD) of the Foreign Office, Britain's secret propaganda apparatus.

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Produktdetails

• Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 151mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9781474453028
• ISBN-10: 1474453023
• Artikelnr.: 56880550

Autorenporträt

Chikara Hashimoto (1975-2016) was Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He is the author of two journal articles, published in The International History Review and Intelligence and National Security. His PhD dissertation won The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation on A Middle Eastern Topic for 2014.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Fighting the 'Communist Menace' Overseas
2. Security Training and Liaison in Anti-Communist Measures
3. The Defence of the Realm in the Middle East
4. Prerequisites of Intelligence Cooperation
5. Conflicting Interests in Anti-Communist Measures
6. The Use and Abuse of State Power and the Limits of British Influence
Conclusion. The Twilight of the British Empire in the Middle East
Appendix.