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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