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Full Title | Anglo-Italian Relations in the Middle East, 1922–1940 |
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Author(s) | Fiore, Massimiliano, Dr |
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ISBN | 9781409481195, 9780754669647 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Format | PDF and EPUB |
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Full Title | Anglo-Italian Relations in the Middle East, 1922–1940 |
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Author(s) | Fiore, Massimiliano, Dr |
Edition | |
ISBN | 9781409481195, 9780754669647 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Format | PDF and EPUB |
Between 1923 and 1934, Britain and Italy waged war by proxy in the Middle East. Behind the appearance of European collaboration, relations between London and Rome in the Red Sea were notably tense. Although realistically Mussolini could not establish or maintain colonies in the Arabian Peninsula in the face of British opposition, his regime undertook a number of initiatives in the region to enhance Italo-Arab relations and to pave the way for future expansion once the balance of power in Europe had shifted in Italy’s favour.
This book examines four key aspects of relations between Britain and Italy in the Middle East in the interwar period: the confrontation between London and Rome for political influence among Arab leaders and nationalists