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Author Smith, Simon C., 1967-

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

Publication Info. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) : maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Routledgecurzon studies in the modern history of the Middle East ; 1
Routledgecurzon studies in the modern history of the Middle East ; 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-202) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
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Subject Persian Gulf States -- Relations -- Great Britain.
Persian Gulf States.
Relations.
Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Relations -- Persian Gulf States.
Persian Gulf States -- History -- 20th century.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Smith, Simon C., 1967- Britain's revival and fall in the Gulf. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004 0415331927 (DLC) 2003022838 (OCoLC)53231793
ISBN 0203398092 (electronic book)
9780203398098 (electronic book)
0415331927 (Cloth)