The Ebb-Tide: A Trio And Quartette

'So we left without glory but without disaster', Sir Humphrey Trevelyan, the last High Commissioner of the Federation of South Arabia. In 1967, 139 years after their arrival in Aden, the British withdrew from the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Using important, previously unpublished material and original interviews with a range of individuals, both British and Yemeni, who lived through this fascinating period of colonial history, Without Glory in Arabia tells the story of the final few years of British rule in Aden and the neighboring Eastern and Western Aden Protectorates. While some would argue that British rule had, on the whole, been beneficial to the local population, others insist that very little was achieved. Worse, Britain was unable to find a structure of government constitution which met the conflicting needs of Aden and the Protectorate. This illuminating book brilliantly sets the ""scuttle"" in context with a thorough re-examination of the background against which the events of the 1960s unfolded in this obscure backwater of the British Empire.

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: This unusual, yet revealing, witty and touching collection of 74 poems by 31 British diplomatic poets is collected by a published poet who has also represented Great Britain in diplomatic capacities in the Middle East and Africa. Proceeds from this book will benefit Third World charities...read more