Tancred Bradshaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 699164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tancred Bradshaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tancred |
| FAMILY NAME | Bradshaw |
| SIGNATURE | BRADSHAW T |
| AFFILIATIONS | independent scholar |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lorimer
A propaganda and news backwater
Listening to Cairo
This article examines the BBC’s radio monitoring service, its relationship with Whitehall, and the CIA’s Foreign Broadcasting Information Service (FBIS). Radio monitoring was invaluable for analysing broadcasting in states, such as in Egypt, where the media became state controlled. Listening to radio broadcasts provided invaluable open-source intelligence concerning internal economic and political developments that might have been difficult to co…
The formation of the UAE
Security in the Gulf
Persian Gulf coups misrepresented
One of the less well-known facets of the final years of pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf was the unwritten policy that the British government overthrew rulers who breached their treaty commitments, failed to develop their states or who declined to accept advice. Between 1965 and 1970 the Foreign Office orchestrated three coups in the region: Sharjah in 1965, Abu Dhabi in 1966 and Salalah (Oman) in 1970. Various objectives were achieved includin…
Desert Dispute
The demarcation of the boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia is a complex and fascinating subject. One of the most significant legacies of British imperialism in the Persian Gulf was the drawing of th
Kuwait and Al-Sabah
Kuwait and Al-Sabah: Tribal politics and power in an oil state." Middle Eastern Studies, 57(5), pp. 857–858
Fraternal enemies
The Israelis have successfully cultivated relations with their neighbours and during the Mandate era (1920-1948) these initiatives were usually conducted by Jews who originated in the Arab world. T
From Sheikhs to Sultanism
From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE." Middle Eastern Studies, 58(4), pp. 687–688
The End of Empire in the Gulf
With the end of the British Raj in 1947, the Foreign Office replaced the Government of India as the department responsible for the Persian Gulf, and would proceed to manage relations with the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates, UAE) until British withdrawal in 1971. This work is a comprehensive history of British policy in the region during that period, situated for the first time in its broad historical and political context. Tancred B…
Security forces and the end of empire in the Trucial States, 1960–1971
One of the notable characteristics of Britain’s imperial role in the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates from 1971) was the establishment of armed forces and security services. The Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) were the most important proto army in the sheikhdoms. During the last decade of the pax Britannica in the Trucial States competing units were also established in the region. The Foreign Office also sought to counter the potential threat of op…
Imperial recessional
The British imperial project in the Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States originated in the early nineteenth century when the Government of India signed treaties with the rulers of the sheikhdoms. It was a model of low-cost imperialism in which the British secured their economic and strategic interests. Whitehall rarely intervened until the Labour Party came to power in 1964. Domestic economic and political considerations led Harold Wilson to ann…
The hand of Glubb
This article discusses the origins and formative years of the Trucial Oman Levies (renamed Trucial Oman Scouts in March 1956), a small force that was established by the British in Trucial States in 1951. The establishment of the Levies highlights a myriad of issues including who was going to command the force, how and where to recruit soldiers, the financial cost of the levies, and the diplomatic and strategic implications of raising a small forc…
The Glubb Reports
Britain's influence on the world was profound and far-reaching, touching every continent and subject, from Africa to South America and archaeology to zoology.From the 16th century onward, the histories of Britain and the world became increasingly intertwined.Yet mainstream British history still neglects the world's influence upon domestic developments, and British overseas history remains largely confined to the study of the British Empire.This s…
The Dead Hand of the Treasury
This paper addresses an aspect of British policy in the Trucial States that has received scant scholarly attention. It examines British attempts to promote economic and social development in the Trucial States, and places this policy within the context of British attitudes towards the economic development of the colonial empire. During the 1950s Britain's interest in the Arabian Peninsula expanded, in notable contrast with the rest of the Middle …
Britain and Jordan
In the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, it has often been alleged, King Abdullah I of Jordan and the Zionist movements colluded to partition Mandate Palestine between them, while Great Britain, the retreating imperial power, gave them tacit approval to do so. Here, Tancred Bradshaw challenges these allegations, looking at the complex and often strained relations between the emerging states of Jordan, Israel and the at fir…
Israel and the West Bank, 1948–1951
This article accounts for Israel's failure to take the historical opportunity to invade the West Bank during the 1948 war. It also considers the nature of British support for Jordan between 1948 until the death of King Abdullah in 1951. British interests in Transjordan were determined by strategic factors that were outlined in the 1948 Anglo-Transjordan Treaty. Although the British were bound by the treaty to come to Jordan's assistance in the ca…
History invented
This article uses rarely cited sources to challenge the contention advanced by some Israeli ‘new historians’ that Ernest Bevin encouraged King Abdullah to occupy the West Bank at the expense of the
The Dead Hand of the Treasury
This paper addresses an aspect of British policy in the Trucial States that has received scant scholarly attention. It examines British attempts to promote economic and social development in the Trucial States, and places this policy within the context of British attitudes towards the economic development of the colonial empire. During the 1950s Britain's interest in the Arabian Peninsula expanded, in notable contrast with the rest of the Middle …
Persian Gulf coups misrepresented
One of the less well-known facets of the final years of pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf was the unwritten policy that the British government overthrew rulers who breached their treaty commitments, failed to develop their states or who declined to accept advice. Between 1965 and 1970 the Foreign Office orchestrated three coups in the region: Sharjah in 1965, Abu Dhabi in 1966 and Salalah (Oman) in 1970. Various objectives were achieved includin…
Kuwait and Al-Sabah
Kuwait and Al-Sabah: Tribal politics and power in an oil state." Middle Eastern Studies, 57(5), pp. 857–858
From Sheikhs to Sultanism
From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE." Middle Eastern Studies, 58(4), pp. 687–688
The hand of Glubb
This article discusses the origins and formative years of the Trucial Oman Levies (renamed Trucial Oman Scouts in March 1956), a small force that was established by the British in Trucial States in 1951. The establishment of the Levies highlights a myriad of issues including who was going to command the force, how and where to recruit soldiers, the financial cost of the levies, and the diplomatic and strategic implications of raising a small forc…
History invented
This article uses rarely cited sources to challenge the contention advanced by some Israeli ‘new historians’ that Ernest Bevin encouraged King Abdullah to occupy the West Bank at the expense of the
History invented
This article uses rarely cited sources to challenge the contention advanced by some Israeli ‘new historians’ that Ernest Bevin encouraged King Abdullah to occupy the West Bank at the expense of the
Israel and the West Bank, 1948–1951
This article accounts for Israel's failure to take the historical opportunity to invade the West Bank during the 1948 war. It also considers the nature of British support for Jordan between 1948 until the death of King Abdullah in 1951. British interests in Transjordan were determined by strategic factors that were outlined in the 1948 Anglo-Transjordan Treaty. Although the British were bound by the treaty to come to Jordan's assistance in the ca…
Britain and Jordan
In the wake of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, it has often been alleged, King Abdullah I of Jordan and the Zionist movements colluded to partition Mandate Palestine between them, while Great Britain, the retreating imperial power, gave them tacit approval to do so. Here, Tancred Bradshaw challenges these allegations, looking at the complex and often strained relations between the emerging states of Jordan, Israel and the at fir…
The Dead Hand of the Treasury
This paper addresses an aspect of British policy in the Trucial States that has received scant scholarly attention. It examines British attempts to promote economic and social development in the Trucial States, and places this policy within the context of British attitudes towards the economic development of the colonial empire. During the 1950s Britain's interest in the Arabian Peninsula expanded, in notable contrast with the rest of the Middle …
The Glubb Reports
Britain's influence on the world was profound and far-reaching, touching every continent and subject, from Africa to South America and archaeology to zoology.From the 16th century onward, the histories of Britain and the world became increasingly intertwined.Yet mainstream British history still neglects the world's influence upon domestic developments, and British overseas history remains largely confined to the study of the British Empire.This s…
The hand of Glubb
This article discusses the origins and formative years of the Trucial Oman Levies (renamed Trucial Oman Scouts in March 1956), a small force that was established by the British in Trucial States in 1951. The establishment of the Levies highlights a myriad of issues including who was going to command the force, how and where to recruit soldiers, the financial cost of the levies, and the diplomatic and strategic implications of raising a small forc…
The End of Empire in the Gulf
With the end of the British Raj in 1947, the Foreign Office replaced the Government of India as the department responsible for the Persian Gulf, and would proceed to manage relations with the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates, UAE) until British withdrawal in 1971. This work is a comprehensive history of British policy in the region during that period, situated for the first time in its broad historical and political context. Tancred B…
Security forces and the end of empire in the Trucial States, 1960–1971
One of the notable characteristics of Britain’s imperial role in the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates from 1971) was the establishment of armed forces and security services. The Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) were the most important proto army in the sheikhdoms. During the last decade of the pax Britannica in the Trucial States competing units were also established in the region. The Foreign Office also sought to counter the potential threat of op…
Imperial recessional
The British imperial project in the Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States originated in the early nineteenth century when the Government of India signed treaties with the rulers of the sheikhdoms. It was a model of low-cost imperialism in which the British secured their economic and strategic interests. Whitehall rarely intervened until the Labour Party came to power in 1964. Domestic economic and political considerations led Harold Wilson to ann…
Desert Dispute
The demarcation of the boundaries of South-Eastern Arabia is a complex and fascinating subject. One of the most significant legacies of British imperialism in the Persian Gulf was the drawing of th
Kuwait and Al-Sabah
Kuwait and Al-Sabah: Tribal politics and power in an oil state." Middle Eastern Studies, 57(5), pp. 857–858
Fraternal enemies
The Israelis have successfully cultivated relations with their neighbours and during the Mandate era (1920-1948) these initiatives were usually conducted by Jews who originated in the Arab world. T
From Sheikhs to Sultanism
From Sheikhs to Sultanism: Statecraft and Authority in Saudi Arabia and the UAE." Middle Eastern Studies, 58(4), pp. 687–688
Security in the Gulf
Persian Gulf coups misrepresented
One of the less well-known facets of the final years of pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf was the unwritten policy that the British government overthrew rulers who breached their treaty commitments, failed to develop their states or who declined to accept advice. Between 1965 and 1970 the Foreign Office orchestrated three coups in the region: Sharjah in 1965, Abu Dhabi in 1966 and Salalah (Oman) in 1970. Various objectives were achieved includin…
Listening to Cairo
This article examines the BBC’s radio monitoring service, its relationship with Whitehall, and the CIA’s Foreign Broadcasting Information Service (FBIS). Radio monitoring was invaluable for analysing broadcasting in states, such as in Egypt, where the media became state controlled. Listening to radio broadcasts provided invaluable open-source intelligence concerning internal economic and political developments that might have been difficult to co…
The formation of the UAE
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