End of Empire in the Middle East Britain's Relinquishment of Power in Her Last Three Arab Dependencies

This book is an original and perceptive study of Britain’s withdrawal from her last Arab dependencies. The author sets out Britain’s position in the Middle East at the end of the Second World War and then examines in detail the forces that culminated in withdrawal from the Sudan in 1956, South West Arabia in 1967 and the Gulf in 1971. He also compares and contrasts the three episodes in terms of Britain’s evolving attitude to empire, public pressures, the tensions between policy makers in London and those executing their decisions, and the political and economic aftermath of independence.Balfour-Paul, Glen is the author of 'End of Empire in the Middle East Britain's Relinquishment of Power in Her Last Three Arab Dependencies' with ISBN 9780521466363 and ISBN 0521466369.