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The Middle East Between the Great Powers

Anglo-American Conflict and Cooperation, 1952-7

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Egypt: Opening Wedge to the Middle East

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 1-18
  3. Buraimi: the Struggle for the Persian Gulf

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 36-47
  4. Suez: the Debate

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 65-75
  5. Britain as a Junior Partner

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 108-120
  6. Conclusion

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 121-125
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 126-170

About this book

Anglo-American rivalry in Egypt, Iran and the Persian Gulf in the period 1952 to 1957 represented the transfer of power in the Middle East from Great Britain to the United States. As Britain's influence in Egypt and Iran declined, its determination to hold on to the Persian Gulf increased, at one point threatening to kill any Americans found in the hotly contested Buraimi oasis. The episode is little examined by historians but played a large role in the ensuing Suez crisis.

Reviews

"Lucidly written and based primarily on extensive reading of American and British diplomatic records [the book] will be of interest mostly to students specializing in British, American and Middle Eastern diplomatic history." - History: Reviews of New Books

"...an impressive work..." - International History Review

Authors and Affiliations

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Tore T. Petersen

About the author

Tore T. Peterson is Associate Professor of History, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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