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Cover 1 Series Info, Series Titles, Title Page, Copyright 2 Contents 6 List of maps and figures 7 Acknowledgements 8 Maps 9 Introduction 12 1. ‘Pirates’ turned sovereign states, 1819–1964 16 2. Labour’s clinging on to the Gulf, 1964–67 40 3. Jenkins and the withdrawal decision, 1968 62 4. Dilemmas and delay, 1968–70 78 5. The ‘secret’ agreement, July 1971 106 6. Formal sovereignty and continuing collaboration, 1972 132 Conclusion 151 Bibliography 158 Index 170 Publisher:Manchester University Press,Published:2016,ISBN:9781784997328,Language:English,OCLC:981861606 This book offers new insight into the end of the British Empire in the Middle East. It takes a fresh look at the relationship between Britain and the Gulf rulers at the height of the British Empire, and how its effects are still felt internationally today. Over the last four decades, the Persian Gulf region has gone through oil shocks, wars and political changes, and yet the basic entities of the southern Gulf states have remained largely in place. How did this resilient system come about for such seemingly contested societies? Drawing on extensive multi-archival research in the British, American and Gulf archives, this

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Author

Shohei Sato, Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781784997328

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, History, Language Learning