Without glory in Arabia: the British retreat from Aden
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1. Verfasser: Hinchcliffe, Peter 1937- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London I.B. Tauris 2006
Schriftenreihe:International library of colonial history 5
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-320) and index
'So we left without glory but without disaster', Sir Humphrey Trevelyan, the last High Commissioner of the Federation of South Arabia. In 1967, 139 years after their arrival in Aden, the British withdrew from the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Using important, previously unpublished material and original interviews with a range of individuals, both British and Yemeni, who lived through this fascinating period of colonial history, Without Glory in Arabia tells the story of the finalfew years of British rule in Aden and the neighboring Eastern and Western Aden Protectorates. While some would argue that British rule had, on the whole, been beneficial to the local population, others insist that very little was achieved. Worse, Britain was unable to find a structure of government constitution which met the conflicting needs of Aden and the Protectorate. This illuminating book brilliantly sets the "scuttle" in context with a thorough re-examination of the background against which the events of the 1960s unfolded in this obscure backwater of the British Empire
Cover13; -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Aden: a poem by James Nash -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. Historical and constitutional background -- 2. The international context of South Arabia and British policy -- 3. The Political Officers in the Western Aden Protectorate -- 4. The Eastern Aden Protectorate (EAP) -- 5. Robin Young's diaries -- 6. The military -- 7. Aden: the 1966 Defence White Paper -- 8. British civilians reflect on the end of empire in Aden -- 9. An oral history of colonialism and revolution in Southern Yemen -- 10. Britain and Aden: a relationship for the twenty-first century -- Appendix 1: Sir Richard Turnbull remembers -- Appendix 2: Mukalla 1960 -- Appendix 3: Peter Hinchcliffe's letter of appointment -- Appendix 4: An oral history of the British in Aden -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 327 pages)
ISBN:128275050X
1429462566
1845111400
9781282750500
9781429462563
9781845111403

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