Spies in Arabia : the great war and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East / Priya Satia.
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- 0199734801 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780199734801 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 940.486410956 22 SAT
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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.
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