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Suez : Britain's end of Empire in the Middle East
On 26 July 1956, the British Empire received a blow from which it would never recover. On this day, Egypt's President Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company, one of the gems of Britain's imperial portfolio. It was to be a fateful day for Britain as a world power. Britain, France and Israel subsequently colluded in attacking Egypt, ostensibly - in the case of Britain and France - to protect the Suez Canal but in reality in an attempt to depose Nasser. The US opposition to this scheme forced an ignominious withdrawal, leaving Nasser triumphant and marking a decisive end to Britain's imperial era.In this, the seminal work on the Suez Crisis, Keith Kyle draws on a wealth of documentary evidence to tell this fascinating political, military and diplomatic story. Including new introductory material, this revised edition of a classic work will be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the twentieth century, military history and the end of empire.'... a superb account ... that rare thing: a compelling read that will also serve to define the context for all future scholarship on the subject' - The Economist'... the definite work on the subject ... easily surpasses all earlier accounts' - Anthony Howard, TLS.
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The Ashgate Research Companion to Minimalist and Postminimalist Music
In recent years the music of minimalist composers such as La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass has, increasingly, become the subject of important musicological reflection, research and debate. Scholars have also been turning their attention to the work of lesser-known contemporaries such as Phill Niblock and Eliane Radigue, or to second and third generation minimalists such as John Adams, Louis Andriessen, Michael Nyman and William Duckworth, whose range of styles may undermine any sense of shared aesthetic approach but whose output is still to a large extent informed by the innovative work of their minimalist predecessors. Attempts have also been made by a number of academics to contextualise the work of composers who have moved in parallel with these developments while remaining resolutely outside its immediate environment, including such diverse figures as Karel Goeyvaerts, Robert Ashley, Arvo Pärt and Brian Eno.
Theory has reflected practice in many respects, with the multimedia works of Reich and Glass encouraging interdisciplinary approaches, associations and interconnections. Minimalism's role in culture and society has also become the subject of recent interest and debate, complementing existing scholarship, which addressed the subject from the perspective of historiography, analysis, aesthetics and philosophy. The Ashgate Research Companion to Minimalist and Postminimalist Music provides an authoritative overview of established research in this area, while also offering new and innovative approaches to the subject.
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A British View of the Annan Plan
Britain was actively engaged in a team with the UN Secretariat and the US in the production of the Annan Plan. British officials were present at Buergenstock, where the final version, 'Annan 5', was worked out, and they distributed to each side concise summaries of the advantages each would draw. To make the proposition more attractive the British were willing to give up nearly half of the acreage of the Sovereign Bases. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has not hesitated to express his disappointment with the result of the Greek Cypriot referendum. The immediate reaction of the British press was hostile and dismissive. Some British politicians with close knowledge of Cyprus, such as Andrew Dismore (Labour), who initiated a parliamentary debate on the subject, were much more understanding, stressing particularly security anxieties based on experience. The truth of the matter was that the peacemakers had been fixated for so long on the obstructive methods of Mr. Denktash, so long as he was backed by Turkey and were so relieved when at last the opportunity arose of out-manoeuvring him that they took their eyes off the Greek Cypriot ball. Too much reliance was placed on the leaders of DISY and AKEL being willing and able to deliver a referendum majority. Greek Cypriots also have red lines and it was a serious mistake to give the impression that voters were being bounced into endorsing a document that was being drafted up till the last minute. But the fact must be faced that, although President Papadopoulos has said that other plans can replace the one that has been rejected, the UN has said that, 'There is no Plan B.' Reprinted by permission of The Cyprus Review, Intercollege Press publications, Cyprus
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