Imperial Designs : War, Humiliation & the Making of History /

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Since the age of Alexander the Great, waves of foreign armies have invaded the Middle East and South Asia to plunder their vast treasures. In Imperial Designs, Deepak Tripathi offers a powerful and unique analysis of how this volatile region has endured the manipulation and humiliation of war, espec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tripathi, Deepak
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Diplomatic relations.
Colonization.
Western countries.
Middle East.
Moyen-Orient > Relations exterieures > Occident.
Moyen-Orient > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Moyen-Orient > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Middle East > Colonization.
Western countries > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Foreign relations > Western countries.
Middle East > History, Military > 21st century.
Middle East > History, Military > 20th century.
Middle East > History > 21st century.
Middle East > History > 20th century.
Military history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Since the age of Alexander the Great, waves of foreign armies have invaded the Middle East and South Asia to plunder their vast treasures. In Imperial Designs, Deepak Tripathi offers a powerful and unique analysis of how this volatile region has endured the manipulation and humiliation of war, especially since World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire. He argues that these foreign invasions and the consequent ignominy of the defeated peoples of the regions have had far reaching consequences. Over the centuries, again and again, the conquered peoples have been left helpless, their shame o.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9781612346250

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