This book examines Britain's decision to leave the Gulf and considers the interaction between British decision-making, and local responses and initiatives, in s

This book examines Britain's decision to leave the Gulf and considers the interaction between British decision-making, and local responses and initiatives, in s

An in-depth analysis of Great Britain's policy in the oil-rich Persian Gulf region during the last years of British imperialism in the area, covering the period

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

This book is a major and wide-ranging re-assessment of Anglo-American relations in the Middle Eastern context. It analyses the process of ending of empire in th