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James barrs history of imperial machinations in the middle east offers a revelatory slant on the. Britain, france and the struggle that shaped the middle east by james barr. The deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontier. From the first agreement to divide the region between them to the birth of israel, a line in the sand is a gripping narrative of the last gasp of imperialism, with tales of unscrupulous doubledealing, cynical manipulation, and alltoofrequent violence that continues to the present day. Territory north of this stark divide would go to france. In 1916, in the middle of the first world war, two. Against the odds their pact survived to form the basis for the.
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Using newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revenge. Britain, france and the struggle that shaped the middle east. A line in the sand ebook by james barr 9781849839037. Britain, france and the struggle that shaped the middle. A very well written overview of the sykespicot agreement and the ensuing trouble in the middle east. James barr has worked in politics, at the daily telegraph, in the city, at the british embassy in paris, and is currently a visiting fellow at kings college, london.
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