University Park, PA Penn State University Press 1992 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 260 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white.

New. Founded in 1916, the Arab Bureau was a small collection of British intelligence officers headquartered in Cairo and charged with the task of coordinating imperial intelligence activities in the Middle East. It is most often remembered for its flamboyant cast of characters, particularly T. E. Lawrence, and its role in instigating the Arab Revolt to break Turkish control over the Arab-speaking Middle East. From the beginning, however, the Bureau was vilified within imperial circles as a group of amateurish and incompetent pro-Arab dilettantes. And ever since, it has borne much of the blame for Britain's terrible mishandling of Middle Eastern policy during and shortly after World War I. In this first full-length study of the Arab Bureau, Bruce Westrate challenges these stereotypes and reassesses the role that the Bureau actually played within imperial policy-making circles that stretched from London to Cairo to Delhi. Through close analysis of personal papers and Foreign Office records, including Arab Bureau documents, Westrate concludes that Bureau members were in fact sober-minded strategists who were skillfully working to secure the region for imperial interests. ISBN 0271023244 9780271023243 [GB]

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, Date: 1988. Paperback. New. 260 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. 1988. Pennsylvania State Univ Pr ISBN 0271023244 9780271023243 [GB]

Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, Date: 1988. Paperback. New. 260 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. 1988. Pennsylvania State Univ Pr ISBN 0271023244 9780271023243 [GB]

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[Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1984]

University Park, PA Penn State University Press 1992 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 260 p. Contains: Halftones, black & white.

Pennsylvania State University Press, Date: 1984-04-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1984. Pennsylvania State University Press ISBN 0271023244 9780271023243 [US]

ISBN10: 0271023244, ISBN13: 9780271023243, [publisher: Penn State University Press] Softcover 0271023244
[DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 1992]