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Proconsul to the Middle East: Sir Percy Cox and the End of Empire
John Townsend
Proconsul to the Middle East: Sir Percy Cox and the End of Empire
John Townsend
Sir Percy Cox (1864-1937) was a vital figure in the history of the British Empire in the Middle East. As High Commissioner in Iraq from 1920 to 1923 he presided over the birth of modern Iraq - the climax of his career - but left an infant state fraught with political, ethnic and religious problems. This book presents the biography of Cox.
272 pages, 14 bw integrated illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 30, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781848851344 |
Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Pages | 264 |
Dimensions | 162 × 239 × 25 mm · 544 g |
Language | English |
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