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Anglo-Italian relations in the Middle East, 1922-1940 by Massimiliano Fiore is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Between 1923 and 1934, Britain and Italy waged war by proxy in the Middle East. Behind the appearance of European collaboration, relations between London and Rome in the Red Sea were notably tense. Although realistically Mussolini could not establish or maintain colonies in the Arabian Peninsula in the face of British opposition, his regime undertook a number of initiatives in the region to enhance Italo-Arab relations and to pave the way for future expansion once the balance of power in Europe had shifted in Italy's favour. This book examines four key aspects of relations between Britain and Italy in the Middle East in the interwar period: the confrontation between London and Rome for political influence among Arab leaders and nationalists; the competition for commercial and trade advantages in the region; the Anglo-Italian propaganda war to win the hearts and minds of the Arab populations; and, the secret world of British and Italian espionage and intelligence. An in depth analysis of these four key areas demonstrates how Anglo-Italian relations broke down over the interwar period and enhances our knowledge and understanding of the factors leading up to the widening of the Second

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Massimiliano Fiore
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781409481195
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Sociology, Humanities

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