Spies in Arabia : the great war and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East /
Satia, Priya,
Spies in Arabia : the great war and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East / Priya Satia. - xiii, 458 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- War and hope. The foundations of covert empire ; The cultural world of the Edwardian agent ; The failure of empiricism and how the agents addressed it ; Cunning in war ; Imperial expiation -- Peace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.
0199734801 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780199734801 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Espionage--Great Britain.
Espionage--Middle East.
World War, 1914-1918--Secret service--Great Britain.
Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.
--Reading book
940.486410956 / SAT
Spies in Arabia : the great war and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East / Priya Satia. - xiii, 458 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- War and hope. The foundations of covert empire ; The cultural world of the Edwardian agent ; The failure of empiricism and how the agents addressed it ; Cunning in war ; Imperial expiation -- Peace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.
0199734801 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780199734801 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Espionage--Great Britain.
Espionage--Middle East.
World War, 1914-1918--Secret service--Great Britain.
Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.
--Reading book
940.486410956 / SAT