The decline of British influence and the ruling elite in Iraq

Michael Eppel

doi:10.4324/9780203044483-23

The decline of British influence and the ruling elite in Iraq

Michael Eppel

Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

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Abstract

Iraqi anti-British nationalism stemmed not only from objection to Western dominance and to the limitations placed by Britain on Iraq’s independence, but was fuelled also by economic distress, social tensions and the identity crises and frustrations among the social groups and strata that had been increasingly exposed to modernization and Westernization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Demise of the British Empire in the Middle East
Subtitle of host publication	Britain's Responses to Nationalist Movements, 1943-55
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	185
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136313752
ISBN (Print)	0714644773, 9780714648040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203044483-23
State	Published - 1 Jan 2013

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© 1998 Routledge & Co. Ltd. and 1998 contributors.

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The decline of British influence and the ruling elite in Iraq

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