Britain and the Arab Gulf after empire : Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, 1971-1981 / Simon C. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Simon C., 1967- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf Region--History--20th century.

Persian Gulf Region.

Great Britain--Relations--Persian Gulf Region.

Great Britain.

Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2019]

Summary:

"Although Britain's formal imperial role in the smaller, oil-rich sheikdoms of the Arab Gulf - Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - ended in 1971, Britain continued to have a strong interest and continuing presence in the region. This book explores the nature of Britain's role after the formal end of empire. It traces the historical events of the post-imperial years, including the 1973 oil shock, the fall of the Shah in Iran and the beginnings of the Iran-Iraq War, considers the changing positions towards the region of other major world powers, including the United States, and engages with debates on the nature of empire and the end of empire. The book is a sequel to the author's ... previous books: Britain's Revival and Fall in the Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States, 1950-71 (Routledge 2004) and Ending Empire in the Middle East: Britain, the United States and Post-war Decolonization, 1945-1973 (Routledge 2012)."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The trials of independence, 1971-2

The oil revolution, 1973

Challenges and opportunities, 1974-7

Revolution and reaction, 1978-9

War and peace, 1980

The empire strikes back? 1981

Conclusion: imperialism after empire?.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-55930-4

1-315-73388-9

1-317-55931-2

9781315733883

OCLC:

1089276133