Spies in Arabia : the Great War and the cultural foundations of Britain's covert empire in the Middle East / Priya Satia.

Author: Satia, Priya.

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Descriptionxiii, 458 p. : map ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction -- War and hope. The foundations of covert empire ; The cultural world of the Edwardian agent ; The failure of empiricism and how the agents addressed it ; Cunning in war ; Imperial expiation -- Peace and terror. Official conspiracy theories and the wagers of genius ; Air control ; Covert empire ; Seeing like a democracy -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-441) and index.

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