NIGEL JOHN ASHTON
Biographic Data
| ID | 5520965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | NIGEL JOHN ASHTON |
| GIVEN NAMES | NIGEL JOHN |
| FAMILY NAME | ASHTON |
| SIGNATURE | ASHTON N J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Eisenhower, Macmillan, and the Problem of Nasser
Journal Article Eisenhower, Macmillan, and the Problem of Nasser: Anglo-American Relations and Arab Nationalism, 1955–59. By Nigel John Ashton. (New York: St. Martin's, 1996. viii, 273 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-312-16108-5.) Get access Nur Bilge Criss Nur Bilge Criss Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 84, Issue 3, December 1997, Pages 1133–1134, …
A Microcosm of Decline
This article reinterprets the post-Suez British role in the Middle East through a comparison of the military interventions in Jordan in 1958 and Kuwait in 1961. Moreover, it places these operations in the broader context of the debate about British decline. It is argued that in addition to the familiar constraints on British action imposed by limited resources and the changing international climate, the projection of power in the region proved to…
Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser
The years 1955-59 were a vital transitional period for the Anglo-American relationship in the Middle East. British and American leaders sought to protect cold war and oil interests in the region again
The hijacking of a pact
The creation of the Baghdad Pact, a regional defence organization linking Britain to Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, in 1955, has been surrounded by historiographical confusion. Much of this is explicable in terms of the impact of rapid international changes on long-term strategy, the importance of which has tended to be neglected by historians of the pact. So, one school of thought focuses on the American promotion of the ‘Northern Tier’ concep…
A Microcosm of Decline
This article reinterprets the post-Suez British role in the Middle East through a comparison of the military interventions in Jordan in 1958 and Kuwait in 1961. Moreover, it places these operations in the broader context of the debate about British decline. It is argued that in addition to the familiar constraints on British action imposed by limited resources and the changing international climate, the projection of power in the region proved to…
The hijacking of a pact
The creation of the Baghdad Pact, a regional defence organization linking Britain to Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, in 1955, has been surrounded by historiographical confusion. Much of this is explicable in terms of the impact of rapid international changes on long-term strategy, the importance of which has tended to be neglected by historians of the pact. So, one school of thought focuses on the American promotion of the ‘Northern Tier’ concep…
The hijacking of a pact
The creation of the Baghdad Pact, a regional defence organization linking Britain to Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, in 1955, has been surrounded by historiographical confusion. Much of this is explicable in terms of the impact of rapid international changes on long-term strategy, the importance of which has tended to be neglected by historians of the pact. So, one school of thought focuses on the American promotion of the ‘Northern Tier’ concep…
Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser
The years 1955-59 were a vital transitional period for the Anglo-American relationship in the Middle East. British and American leaders sought to protect cold war and oil interests in the region again
Eisenhower, Macmillan, and the Problem of Nasser
Journal Article Eisenhower, Macmillan, and the Problem of Nasser: Anglo-American Relations and Arab Nationalism, 1955–59. By Nigel John Ashton. (New York: St. Martin's, 1996. viii, 273 pp. $59.95, ISBN 0-312-16108-5.) Get access Nur Bilge Criss Nur Bilge Criss Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 84, Issue 3, December 1997, Pages 1133–1134, …
A Microcosm of Decline
This article reinterprets the post-Suez British role in the Middle East through a comparison of the military interventions in Jordan in 1958 and Kuwait in 1961. Moreover, it places these operations in the broader context of the debate about British decline. It is argued that in addition to the familiar constraints on British action imposed by limited resources and the changing international climate, the projection of power in the region proved to…
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