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Britain and Turkey in the Middle East: Politics and Influence in the Early Cold War Era
Mustafa Bilgin
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Hardback. Describes the development of the Cold War in the Middle East by exploring the Turkish case. This book talks about the nature of Western strategy in general, and British and Turkish strategy in particular during the crucial early years of the Cold War. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 333 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DVT; 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 536.
In the first work documenting Anglo-Turkish relations in the Middle East in the early Cold War period, Mustafa Bilgin identifies two very distinct stages in the relationship between Britain and Turkey. Before 1952, Turkey relied heavily on Britain to protect it from the 'Soviet menace'. In return for Britain's support, Turkey acted as an honest broker in Britain's increasingly difficult relations with key Middle Eastern states such as Egypt, Iran and Iraq. However Turkey's realisation that it could not rely on Britain, encouraged by Britain's blocking of Turkish membership of NATO in 1952, led to a new alliance between Turkey ... Read more
In the first work documenting Anglo-Turkish relations in the Middle East in the early Cold War period, Mustafa Bilgin identifies two very distinct stages in the relationship between Britain and Turkey. Before 1952, Turkey relied heavily on Britain to protect it from the 'Soviet menace'. In return for Britain's support, Turkey acted as an honest broker in Britain's increasingly difficult relations with key Middle Eastern states such as Egypt, Iran and Iraq. However Turkey's realisation that it could not rely on Britain, encouraged by Britain's blocking of Turkish membership of NATO in 1952, led to a new alliance between Turkey ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Library of International Relations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845113506
SKU
V9781845113506
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About Mustafa Bilgin
Mustafa Bilgin is Associate Professor of International History at Kahramanmara Sutcu Imam University, Turkey.
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