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Spies in Arabia [electronic resource] : the Great War and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East / Priya Satia.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ACLS Fellows' publications | ACLS Humanities E-BookPublication details: Oxford [U.K.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: xiii, 458 p. : map ; 25 cmSubject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources:
Contents:
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 -- Pe ace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-441) 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 -- Pe ace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2014. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Fellows' Publications]) ([ACL S Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.

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