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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Satia, Priya
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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.
Physical Description:xiii, 458 pages : map ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • War and hope. The foundations of covert empire ; The cultural world of the Edwardian agent ; The failure of empiricism and how the agents addressed it ; Cunning in war ; Imperial expiation
  • Peace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy
  • Conclusion.