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Britain and state formation in Arabia 1962-1971 : from Aden to Abu Dhabi / edited by Clive Jones.
Van Pelt Library DS247.T88 B75 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nationalism.
- Nation-building.
- International relations.
- History.
- United Arab Emirates--History.
- United Arab Emirates.
- Yemen, South--History.
- Yemen, South.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Arabian Peninsula.
- Great Britain.
- Arabian Peninsula--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Arabian Peninsula.
- South Yemen.
- Nation-building--Arabian Peninsula.
- Nationalism--Arabian Peninsula.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 157 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
- Summary:
- Half a century ago, Britain abandoned Aden, its last colonial outpost in the Arab world as its attempt to establish a new polity foundered amid a rising tide of Arab nationalism, tribal infighting and anti-colonial sentiment that eventually gave rise to the establishment of South Yemen. Yet just over three years later in 1971, a new state, the United Arab Emirates, emerged in Arabia, formed from the old Trucial states over which Britain had long held0sway. At a time when state failure and fragmentation has become synonymous with much of the Middle East and where the very idea of sovereignty and legitimacy have become contested issues, this comparative historical study of the varied British attempts at state creation on the Arabian peninsula offers important insights into the limits of external ambition, as well as the possibilities that great power retrenchment offered to the peoples of the region. The legacy of British influence in Aden and Abu Dhabi still very much resonates today; this volume explains why. 00This book was originally published as a special issue of Middle Eastern Studies.
- Notes:
- "The following chapters were originally published in Middle Eastern Studies, volume 53, issue 1 (January 2017)"--Citation Information, page vii.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781138556751
- 1138556750
- OCLC:
- 1019660469
- Publisher Number:
- 99976887348
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