Kingmakers : the invention of the modern Middle East / Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac.
Kingmakers : the invention of the modern Middle East / Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac.
Kingmakers : the invention of the modern Middle East / Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac.
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New York, NY ; London : W. W. Norton & Co., c2008.
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N956.04/95
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Language
English
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Physical content
507 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prologue: The Ever-Growing Egg -- 1. The Proconsul: Lord Cromer -- 2. The Empire's Power Couple: Dame Flora Shaw and Lord Frederick Lugard -- 3. "Dr. Weizmann, It's a Boy!": Sir Mark Sykes -- 4. The Acolyte: A. T. Wilson -- 5. "Dreadfully Occupied in Making Kings and Governments": Gertrude Bell -- 6...
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Publisher
New York, NY ; London : W. W. Norton & Co., c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Kingmakers is the story of how the modern Middle East came to be, told through the lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it. All helped enthrone rulers in a region whose very name is an Anglo-American invention. The narrative is character-driven, and the aim is to restore to life the colorful figures who for good or ill gave us the Middle...
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Kingmakers : the invention of the modern Middle East / Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N956.04/95
Record Identifier
74VMQyw4gDey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQyw4gDey
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ISBN
9780393061994 :
DDC
956.04
MMS ID
991000603179702626
