The Suez Crisis (Routledge Sources in History) - Hardcover

Gorst, Anthony; Johnman, Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415114497 ISBN 13: 9780415114493

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

This introduction to Suez covers the background to the crisis, the invasion, and its aftermath. The Suez-Crisis provides:
* key documents, as primary sources, incorporated in the text
* an extensive range of other source material, including images
* analysis of the significance of the sources discussed, and their usefulness as historical evidence
* commentary on the historical context of the crisis
* an analysis of the wider implications of the crisis, particularly for Britain

About this title

About the Author

Anthony Gorst, Lewis Johnman

From the Back Cover

Controversy still surrounds the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt in 1956 and the role of senior British politicians such as the Prime Minister, Anthony Eden. This volume traces the history of Anglo-Egyptian relations since the opening of the canal, and Britain's wider interests in the region. The crisis itself, from its development to the invasion and the aftermath, is fully explored. The wider implications of the episode, both for Britain and on a global scale, are considered in detail. A wide range of documentary evidence is carefully woven into textual analysis. Included are: key UK and US government sources; photographs, cartoons; diary entries; interviews, and extracts from newspapers. The significance of individual sources - and their usefulness for historians - is highlighted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415114497
• ISBN 13: 9780415114493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 198