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This desk reference provides biodata, biographical sketches, and source material for approximately 500 men and women who have played a major role in Egypt's national life.
This is the last remaining and only printed reference guide to the British aristocracy currently available.
The six volumes that make up this unique set provide an extensive overview of colonialism in South-East Asia. In the majority of cases, authors chosen were specialists writing about their individual areas of expertise, and had first-hand experience in the region. Outline of contents: * I. Imperialism before 1800 [Edited by Peter Borschberg] * II. Empire-Building in the Nineteenth-Century * III. High Imperialism * IV. Imperial Decline: Nationalism and the Japanese Challenge * V. Peaceful Transitions to Independence * VI. Independence through Violent Struggle
First published in 2004. The six volumes that make up this set provide an overview of colonialism in South East Asia. The first volume deals with Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch Imperialism before 1800, the second with empire-building during the Nineteenth Century, and the third with the imperial heyday in the early Twentieth Century. The remaining volumes are devoted to the decline of empire, covering nationalism and the Japanese challenge to the Western presence in the region, and the transition to independence. The authors whose works are anthologised include both official participants, and scholars who wrote about events from a more detached perspective. Wherever possible, authors have been chosen who had first-hand experience in the region.
Some sections omitted from 2nd impression of the 105th ed.
55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2002.
From the British occupation of Egypt in 1882 until the Suez War of 1956, Britain and Egypt sought a sound framework for their relationship and the most significant milestone in this search was the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936. Sir Miles Lampson was British High Commissioner and Ambassador from 1934 to 1945 and his detailed diary provides a unique and comprehensive insider's view of this crucial period in Britain's and the Middle East's history.