BRITISH MIDDLE EAST POLICY-MAKING AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE LAWRENTIAN AND WILSONIAN SCHOOLS
@article{Paris1998BRITISHME, title={BRITISH MIDDLE EAST POLICY-MAKING AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE LAWRENTIAN AND WILSONIAN SCHOOLS}, author={Timothy J Paris}, journal={The Historical Journal}, year={1998}, volume={41}, pages={773-793} }
In the aftermath of the First World War, two schools of divergent
thought emerged among Whitehall's Middle East policy-makers. One, propounded by T.
E. Lawrence, found support in the Foreign Office, where many favoured Arab national ideals and backed the Hashemite family for rulership positions in the region. The other, epitomized by Arnold Wilson, the civil commissioner for Iraq, was thought to reflect the India Office view that direct British rule in Iraq was essential and that Hashemite… CONTINUE READING
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