The Twilight of the British Empire: British Intelligence and Counter-Subversion in the Middle East, 1948-63

This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversive policies and measures conducted by the British Intelligence and Security Services and he Information Research Department (IRD) of the Foreign Office, Britain's secret propaganda apparatus.

Author: Chikara Hashimoto
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 05/22/2019
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781474453028

About the Author
Chikara Hashimoto (1975-2016) was Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sharjah, UAE. He is the author of two journal articles, published in The International History Review and Intelligence and National Security. His PhD dissertation won The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation on A Middle Eastern Topic for 2014.