Money, oil, and empire in the Middle East : sterling and postwar imperialism, 1944-1971 / Steven G. Galpern.
"An important new political and economic history of the unravelling of the British Empire and its connection to the decline of sterling as a leading international currency. Analyzing events such as the 1951 Iranian oil nationalization crisis and the 1956 Suez crisis, Steven Galpern provides a new pe...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |