The Politics of Empire at the Accession of George III : THE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND THE CRISIS AND TRANSFORMATION OF BRITAIN'S IMPERIAL STATE / by Vaughn, James M. (James Martin), 1978-

AMRITSAR 1919 : AN EMPIRE OF FEAR & THE MAKING OF A MASSACRE / by Wagner, Kim A.

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Grand strategies in war and peace

Kurdistan in the shadow of history by Meiselas, Susan, Bruinessen, Martin van

Table of Contents: “…Introduction by Susan Meiselas --Before the great war : travelers and missionaries as witness -- From empires to nation-states --Conflicting claims on eastern Turkey --British occupation of Mesopotamia and the creation of Iraq --Resistance to centralization in Iran --Rebellions in Turkey -- Under the Iraqi monarchy --The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad --A Kurdish state --Uneasy coexistence --Order restored in Iraq --The monarchy consolidates in Iran --Behind the Iron Curtain --Identity contested in Turkey --Armed struggle for autonomy --The republic of Iraq --The Islamic revolution in Iran --The military takes control in Turkey --After the Cold War --From genocide to safe haven in Iraq --Polarization in Turkey --Epilogue --Postscript, ten years later…”