The Suez Crisis (Routledge Sources in History) [Paperback]

Anthony Gorst (Author), Lewis Johnman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415114500 | ISBN-13: 978-0415114509 | Publication Date: January 8, 1997

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A most useful collection of documentary evidence with sensible introductions to each section.' - Dr M Dockrill, King's College, London

'A valuable contribution to the historical research on the Suez crisis as a general survey helpful to everybody studying the subject.' - Archiv orientální

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (January 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415114500
• ISBN-13: 978-0415114509
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,114,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Review, December 26, 2008

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This review is from: The Suez Crisis (Routledge Sources in History) (Paperback)

The book, The Suez Crisis, by Anthony Gorst and Lewis Johnman is a brief yet succinct book that describes and documents a turning point in British history. The Suez Canal crisis is thought to have been a radical catalyst by which Britain lost her status as a world power. The main focus of this book is the "post-war decline from great power status"(xi.) and the economics behind the crisis. The authors write, "Suez highlights the central fact of post-war British history that it no longer possessed an economy that was capable of sustaining a great power role..."(xi.) The views expressed in this book describe the reasons behind the economic decline in Britain, decline that is closely linked to decolonization in Africa, post-war economies, and the Suez crisis. The authors, however, do not present the Suez crisis as the turning point that changed the course of Britain's history. They discuss the domestic and external policies of Britain to address the decline of the great world power. This book is a compilation of primary sources and photographs of the era and includes opinions of the authors. Gorst and Johnman provide background information to the crisis-including the reasoning behind Britain's interest in the Middle East, information of the crisis itself, and the resulting aftermath.