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The Middle East Between the Great Powers

Anglo-American Conflict and Cooperation, 1952-7

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  • © 2000

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  1. Tore T. Petersen

    1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Egypt: Opening Wedge to the Middle East

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 1-18

  3. Iran: Britain Loses Control over its Jewel in the Middle East

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 19-35

  4. Buraimi: the Struggle for the Persian Gulf

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 36-47

  5. Alliance Restored?: an Uneasy Partnership 25 June 1954 to 26 July 1956

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 48-64

  6. Suez: the Debate

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 65-75

  7. Prelude to Disaster: the Suez Crisis, 26 July to 29 October 1956

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 76-91

  8. The Suez Crisis and its Aftermath: 29 October 1956 to 5 March 1957

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 92-107

  9. Britain as a Junior Partner

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 108-120

  10. Conclusion

    • Tore T. Petersen
    Pages 121-125

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 126-170
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Anglo-American rivalry in Egypt, Iran and the Persian Gulf in the period 1952 to 1957 represented the transfer of power in the Middle East from Great Britain to the United States. As Britain's influence in Egypt and Iran declined, its determination to hold on to the Persian Gulf increased, at one point threatening to kill any Americans found in the hotly contested Buraimi oasis. The episode is little examined by historians but played a large role in the ensuing Suez crisis.

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"Lucidly written and based primarily on extensive reading of American and British diplomatic records [the book] will be of interest mostly to students specializing in British, American and Middle Eastern diplomatic history." - History: Reviews of New Books

"...an impressive work..." - International History Review

Authors and Affiliations

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

    Tore T. Petersen

About the author

Tore T. Peterson is Associate Professor of History, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

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