HISTORY – MAJOR REFERENCE WORKS 16
The Foreign Office Handbooks - The Middle East 3-Volume Set
Edited by Sir George Prothero, President of the Royal Historical Society (1901-5) Introduced by William Roger Louis, University of Texas, Austin, USA Prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office, the aim of these handbooks was to provide British delegates to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 with detailed information on the geographical, economic, historical and political aspects of the countries concerned. The volumes offer a wealth of authoritative information provided by the Intelligence Divisions of the Admiralty, the Military and the Foreign Office. This 3-volume set covers the countries and issues relating to the Middle East and North Africa including Turkey, Syria, Persia and the Persian Gulf, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Armenia. This edition which is thematically arranged for the first time, is introduced by William Roger Louis, a leading authority on the British Empire and Commonwealth and decolonization. Special introductory offer (valid up to three months after publication): £295.00 / $400.00 UK January 2022 • US January 2022 • 3 vols • c.1,664 pages • 3 bw illus HB Pack 9781788310581 • £330.00 / $445.00 Bloomsbury Academic
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