ABSTRACT

A study of Britain's imperial policy in the Middle East over oil, finance and defence. This book brings together different accounts of British policy in the early 20th century, particularly in the Ottoman Empire, to reflect a consistent pattern of preoccupation, policy-making and diplomacy.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter |27 pages

Moguls and Mandarins

Robinson and Gallagher and British Interests and Policies in the Ottoman Empire in the Early Twentieth Century

chapter |21 pages

Guarding the Bandwagon

Great Britain, Italy, and Middle Eastern Oil, 1920–1923