Simon C. Smith, Ending Empire in the Middle East

0422573 - OÚ 2014 CZ eng R - Book Review
Zouplna, Jan
Simon C. Smith, Ending Empire in the Middle East.
[SMITH, Simon C.: Ending Empire in the Middle East. Britain, the United States and post-war decolonization]. Archiv orientální: Quarterly Journal of African and Asian Studies. Orientální ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. Roč. 81, č. 2 (2013), s. 366-370. ISSN 0044-8699
Institutional support: RVO:68378009
Keywords : Middle East * British Empire * decolonization
Subject RIV: AB - History

Smith’s main argument consists of repudiating the commonly held view of a sudden demise of British influence in the Middle East after 1956. Using secondary sources, the review examines the above thesis. The review pays special attention to an analysis of Smith’s treatment of the relevant issues, such as the British stance on the Suez crisis of 1956, Mosaddeq crisis in Iran in 1951-53 or the Arab-Israel conflict.
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