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Coming down on the winning side: Britain and the South Asia crisis, 1971 (2010)
Journal Article
Smith, S. C. (2010). Coming down on the winning side: Britain and the South Asia crisis, 1971. Contemporary British History, 24(4), 451-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/13619462.2010.518410

The 1971 South Asia crisis demonstrated that Britain, despite the contemporaneous discussions which were taking place over British accession to the European Economic Community, continued to possess global interests. After a brief period of neutrality... Read More about Coming down on the winning side: Britain and the South Asia crisis, 1971.

Conflict and collaboration: Britain and Sultan Ibrahim of Johore (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S. C. Conflict and collaboration: Britain and Sultan Ibrahim of Johore

The establishment of workable collaborative relations with indigenous elites formed a vital part of the maintenance of the British Empire. This was especially so in the Malay States, where the Malay rulers enjoyed considerable local prestige as relig... Read More about Conflict and collaboration: Britain and Sultan Ibrahim of Johore.

Reassessing Suez 1956: new perspectives on the crisis and its aftermath (2008)
Book
Smith, S. C. (Ed.). (2008). Reassessing Suez 1956: new perspectives on the crisis and its aftermath. Farnham: Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603889

The nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 triggered one of the gravest international crises since the Second World War. The fiftieth anniversary of the Suez crisis in 2006 presented an ideal opportunity to re-visit and reassess this seminal episo... Read More about Reassessing Suez 1956: new perspectives on the crisis and its aftermath.

An empire built on sand (2008)
Book Chapter
Smith, S. (2008). An empire built on sand. In Britain and the Middle East: from imperial power to junior partner (48 - 65). Sussex Academic Press

Britain's revival and fall in the Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, 1950-71 (2004)
Book
Smith, S. C. (2004). Britain's revival and fall in the Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, 1950-71. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203398098

© 2004 Simon C. Smith. All rights reserved. Britain's relationship with the Gulf region remains one of the few unexplored episodes in the study of British decolonization. The decision, announced in 1968, to leave the Gulf within three years represent... Read More about Britain's revival and fall in the Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, 1950-71.