Failed Alliances of the Cold War Britain's Strategy and Ambitions in Asia and the Middle East.
The Cold War was a period of intense geopolitical rivalry, in which diplomacy and international relations in Asia and the Middle East acquired huge global significance. In this study, Panagiotis Dimitrakis explores British policy towards SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) and CENTO (Central...
Основен автор: | Dimitrakis, Panagiotis. |
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Формат: | Електронен |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2012.
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Серия: |
International library of twentieth century history.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=462731 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Failed Alliances of the Cold War : Britain's Strategy and Ambitions in Asia and the Middle East. |
Резюме: |
The Cold War was a period of intense geopolitical rivalry, in which diplomacy and international relations in Asia and the Middle East acquired huge global significance. In this study, Panagiotis Dimitrakis explores British policy towards SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) and CENTO (Central Treaty Organisation). Designed in the 1950s to counter the Soviet Union's attempts to expand its global influence, these alliances with Asian and Middle Eastern powers were the focus of Western efforts to maintain their regional presence. Yet they failed to bring together the differing aims and amb. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (252 pages). |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780857721266 0857721267 9780857730978 0857730975 9781848859746 1848859740 |