{"product_id":"9783032349989","title":"Britain and Imperial Rivalry in the Red Sea, 1906-1927","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBritain and the World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBritain and Imperial Rivalry in the Red Sea, 1906-1927\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames N. Tallon | Justin Quinn Olmstead\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis volume examines the rivalry between the British Empire and numerous local powers in the Red Sea region during the first quarter of the twentieth century. The strategic importance of the Red Sea grew significantly following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, making it a critical linchpin of the British imperial system. At the dawn of the twentieth century, Britain and its Empire faced a range of challengers across the Red Sea Basin and its surrounding regions. An increasingly assertive Ottoman Empire contested British influence in South Arabia, while Italian and French interests competed with Britain in East Africa alongside the Ethiopian Empire. These imperial powers were, in turn, challenged by the rise of Muslim revivalist movements and emerging state actors, including Sayid Mohamed Abdullah Hassan (Somalia), Ibn Saud (Arabia), Ali Dinar (Sudan), and Yahya Muhammad Hamid al-Din (Yemen), among others. Although the First World War disrupted these dynamics, it did not resolve them: while some powers withdrew, many actors and underlying tensions remained. Set against the backdrop of the ‘Scramble for Arabia’ from 1906 to 1919—the contest for dominance over the Arabian Peninsula—this volume highlights the interactions between Cairo, Khartoum, Aden, Asmara, London, and Istanbul in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003eJames N. Tallon \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of History at Lewis University. His research interests focus on conflict and state-building in the late Ottoman Empire and Turkey. He co-edited \u003cem\u003eThe Eastern Mediterranean and the ‘Long’ First World War: 1911-1923\u003c\/em\u003e forthcoming with Bloomsbury in 2026.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eHe has also authored several book chapters and articles, most recently “International Actors Intervening in a Local War: The Long World War I of the Eastern Mediterranean, 1911–23” in \u003cem\u003eBoundaries of War: Local and Global Perspectives in Military History\u003c\/em\u003e. Marine Corps University Press (2024).\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJustin Quinn Olmstead\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian for Sandia National Laboratories, in Albuquerque, USA. Prior to that, he was Associate Professor of History and Director of History Education at the University of Central Oklahoma, with a Concurrent Appointment at Swansea University, in the UK. He has authored multiple books, chapters, and articles on diplomacy, foreign policy, and counterterrorism including \u003cem\u003eThe United States' Entry into the First World War: The Role of British and German Diplomacy\u003c\/em\u003e (Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer, 2018), \u003cem\u003eFrom Nuclear Weapons to Global Security: 75 Years  of Research and Development at Sandia National Laboratories\u003c\/em\u003e (Lynn Rienner Publishing, 2024). He has edited two books, \u003cem\u003eReconsidering Peace and Patriotism during the First World War \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave, 2017), and \u003cem\u003eBritain in the Islamic World \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave, 2019).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032349989\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324125184140,"sku":"9783032349989","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032349989","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}