Britain and the Formation of the Gulf States: Embers of Empire
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Britain and the Formation of the Gulf States: Embers of Empire
By (Author) Shohei Sato
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
21st February 2017
United Kingdom
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General
327.410536
Winner of Winner of the Japan Consortium for Area Studies Award (Toryu-sho category) 2016 2016 (UK)
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Paperback
176
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
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 an
Reviews
Sato has written an important book that is readily accessible to non-specialists and the broader public and deserves a wide readership among the policy-making community, both in Britain and in the Gulf. At a time when the phrase east of Suez has re-entered the British government lexicography and Britain has returned to permanent military bases in the Gulf for the first time since 1971, Sato's reassessment of Britain's regional withdrawal holds particular resonance. -- .
Author Bio
Shohei Sato is Associate Professor in International History at Kanazawa University, Japan
