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Without Glory in Arabia
The British Retreat from Aden
Without Glory in Arabia
The British Retreat from Aden
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'So we left without glory but without disaster ' Sir Humphrey Trevelyan, the last High Commissioner of the Federation of South Arabia
In 1967, 139 years after their arrival in Aden, the British withdrew from the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Their departure was abrupt, messy and controversial.
Using important, previously unpublished material and original interviews with a range of individuals, both British and Yemeni, who lived through this defining period of colonial history, Without Glory in Arabia tells the story of the final few years of British rule in Aden and the neighbouring Eastern and Western Aden Protectorates. While some view British rule, on the whole, as beneficial to the local population, others insist that very little was achieved. Worse, Britain did not provide a structure of government constitution which met the conflicting needs of Aden and the Protectorate.
This illuminating book brilliantly sets the 'scuttle – as the epidode came to be known – in context with a thorough re-examination of the background against which the events of the 1960s unfolded in this obscure backwater of the British Empire.
Table of Contents
Aden: A poem by James Nash
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
Historical and Constitutional Background
The International Context of South Arabia and British policy
The Political Officers in the Western Aden Protectorate (WAP)
The Eastern Aden Protectorate (EAP)
Robin Young's Diaries
The Military
Aden: The 1966 Defence White Paper
British Civilians reflect on the End of Empire in Aden
An Oral History of Colonialism and Revolution in Southern Yemen
Britain and Aden: A Relationship for the Twenty-First Century
Appendix 1: Sir Richard Turnbull remembers
Appendix 2: Mukalla 1960: Matters Colonial, Consular and Curious
Appendix 3: Peter Hinchcliffe's Letter of Appointment
Appendix 4: An Oral History of the British in Aden
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 25 Aug 2006 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 352 |
| ISBN | 9780857717948 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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