{"product_id":"britain-in-the-middle-east-robert-t-harrison-9781472590718","title":"Britain in the Middle East: 1619-1971","description":"\u003ci\u003eBritain in the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive survey of British involvement in the Middle East, exploring their mutual construction and influence across the entire historical sweep of their relationship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 17th century, Britain was establishing trade links in the Middle East, using its position in India to increasingly exclude other European powers. Over the coming centuries this commercial influence developed into political power and finally formal empire, as the British sought to control their regional hegemony through military force. Robert Harrison charts this relationship, exploring how the Middle East served as the launchpad for British offensive action in the World Wars, and how resentment against colonial rule in the region led ultimately to political and Islamic revolutions and Britain's demise as a global, imperial power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert T. Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472590716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472590718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016","brand":"Robert T. Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227762749695,"sku":"9781472590718","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a97d955e-a16f-4233-84c4-42e45c2fda07.jpg?v=1692810463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/britain-in-the-middle-east-robert-t-harrison-9781472590718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}