Britain and the Middle East in the 1930s: Security Problems, 1935–39

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Mediterranean and the Middle East in British Global Strategy, 1935–39....Pages 3-20
British Strategy in the Middle East in the Wake of the Abyssinian Crisis, 1936–39....Pages 21-40
Italy’s Mediterranean Strategy, 1935–39....Pages 41-60
Egypt: Defence Plans....Pages 61-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Egyptian Regional Policy in the Wake of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936: Arab Alliance or Islamic Caliphate?....Pages 81-97
British Internal Security and Egyptian Youth....Pages 98-112
Axioms Reconsidered: The Rethinking of British Strategic Policy in Iraq during the 1930s....Pages 113-127
Britain and the Challenge of the Axis Powers in Arabia: The Decline of British-Saudi Cooperation in the 1930s....Pages 128-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
The Collapse and Restoration of Public Security....Pages 147-168
Palestinian-Arab Violent Activity during the 1930s....Pages 169-189
A Breakthrough in Zionist Military Conceptions: 1936–39....Pages 190-205
The Palestine Problem in the Context of Colonial Policy on the Eve of the Second World War....Pages 206-216
Conclusion....Pages 217-221
Back Matter....Pages 222-231