Western Imperialism in the Middle East 1914-1958 conflict management and the significance of the

and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history

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simultaneous with these disciplinary advances

and the essays in this volume bring an array of critical approaches to bear on the work of authors ranging from H

Western Imperialism in the Middle East 1914-1958 conflict management and the significance of theThe term 'Fertile Crescent' is commonly used as shorthand for the group of territories extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates. Here it is assumed to consist of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine. Much has been written on the history of these countries which were taken from the Ottoman empire after 1918 and became Mandates under the League of Nations. For the most part the histories of these countries have been handled either