Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 322 p.)
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ill., maps
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0203861892
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9781135189440
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9781282575981
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9780203861899
Inhalt:
Since the 19th century the Gulf region has been an area of intense interest, having been influenced first by the British and more recently by the Americans. This book charts the changing security and political priorities of these two powers and how they have shaped the region
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of maps and photos; Introduction; 1 Great Britain's legacy in the Persian Gulf; 2 World War II and the arrival of the Americans; 3 The early Cold War, the loss of India, and Nasser's revolt against the British, 1946-58; 4 The British position in the Gulf under assault, 1958-67; 5 Britain births a new Gulf order, 1968-71; 6 The chaotic interregnum: America cries enough, 1972-91; 7 Pax Americana-Bellum Americanum, 1991-present; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Map credits; Photograph credits; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0415778700
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0415778719
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780415778701
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780415778718
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Politics and Security of the Gulf : Anglo-American Hegemony and the Shaping of a Region
Sprache:
Englisch
