Britain and the politics of modernization in the Middle East, 1945-1958
In an historically informed critique of the theory and pratice of development assistance, Paul Kingston examines Britain's foreign aid programme in the Middle East in the 1940s and 1950s. After an initial assessment of the origins of what was dubbed the 'peasants, not pashas' policy -...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press
1996.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 4. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39706795*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Britain, peasants, and pashas: debating approaches to modernization in the powstar Middle East
- 2. Imperial dreams and delusions: the economics of promoting Middle East modernization
- 3. The British East Office and the abandonment of imperial approaches to modernization
- 4. The British Middle East Office and the politics of modernization in Iran, 1945 to 1951
- 5. The British Middle East Office and the politics of modernization in Iraq, 1945 to 1958
- 6. The British Middle East Office and the politics of modernization in Jordan, 1951 to 1958
- Conclusion: 'hastening slowly'.
