Spies in Arabia : the Great War and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East /

At the start of the 20th century, British intelligence agents began to venture in increasing numbers to the Arab lands of the Ottoman Empire, drawn by the twin objectives of securing the route to India and finding adventure and spiritualism in an antique land. 'Spies in Arabia' tracks the...

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Main Author:	Satia, Priya (Author)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:	ACLS Fellows' publications.
Subjects:	Middle East > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Great Britain > Foreign relations > Middle East. Espionage > Great Britain. Espionage > Middle East. World War, 1914-1918 > Secret service > Great Britain. Moyen-Orient > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne. Espionnage > Grande-Bretagne. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne. HISTORY > Military > World War I. Espionage Diplomatic relations Secret service Great Britain Middle East Underrättelseverksamhet > historia > Storbritannien > 1914-1918 (första världskriget) Underrättelseverksamhet > historia > Mellanöstern > 1914-1918 (första världskriget) Mellanöstern > diplomatiska förbindelser > historia > Storbritannien > 1914-1918 (första världskriget) Storbritannien > diplomatiska förbindelser > historia > Mellanöstern > 1914-1918 (första världskriget) 1914-1918 Electronic books.
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by Satia, Priya
Published 2008

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