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Britain's revival and fall in the Gulf : Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, 1950-71 /

Britain's relationship with the Gulf region remains one of the few unexplored episodes in the study of British decolonization. This book examines the decision-making process which underpinned Britain's reasons for leaving the Gulf.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Simon C., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Colección:Routledgecurzon studies in the modern history of the Middle East ; 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Responsibility without power : British policy towards the Gulf, 1950-67
  • Defence reviews, devaluation, and Britain's departure from the Gulf
  • The failure of the federal idea in the Gulf, 1950-68
  • Unity and division in the lower Gulf : the emergence of the United Arab Emirates
  • Conflict and co-operation : Anglo-American relations in the Gulf from the nationalization of Anglo-Iranian Oil to the Yemeni revolution
  • The 'special relationship' and the withdrawal from east of Suez.