The history of the United Arab Emirates / John A. Shoup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shoup, John A., author.

Series:

Greenwood histories of the modern nations.

The Greenwood histories of the modern nations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Arab Emirates--History.

United Arab Emirates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxiii, 178 pages) : illustrations, map.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2021]

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

"This volume explores the political, cultural, and economic history of the United Arab Emirates, from early antiquity to the present"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Series Foreword

Preface

Abbreviations

Timeline of Important Events

1. The United Arab Emirates: The Land and the People

2. A Land Called Magan: Early Antiquity (5000-300 bce)

3. Arrival of the Arab Tribes and Persian Rule: Later Antiquity (300 bce-620 ce)

4. Rise of Islam and Khawarij Oman (620-1600)

5. Islam and the International Rivalry of Portugal, Iran, OttomanTurkey, and Oman (1600-1700)

6. The Pirate Coast and the British Trade with India (1700-1820)

7. Trucial Oman and the Discovery of Oil (1820-1971)

8. Independence and the Birth of the United Arab Emirates to the Death of Shaykh Zayed (1971-2004)

9. The United Arab Emirates in the Modern International Arena (2004-2020)

Modern Shaykhs of the United Arab Emirates

Notable People in the History of the United Arab Emirates

Glossary

Bibliographic Essay

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9798400665622

9798216098256

9781440870446

1440870446

OCLC:

1230255237