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Outskirts of Empire

Outskirts of Empire

John Fisher

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2018
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Historia
ISBN:
9781138487598

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This book investigates the substructure of Britain’s interests in the Near East and beyond during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Essays address themes in British power projection in a geographically wide area and highlight the network of Britons required to sustain the British presence in the Near East.

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