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BL
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1049816
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bc921
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English
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| Main Entry
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Friedman, Brandon,1978-
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The end of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf, 1968-1971 /\ Brandon Friedman.
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| Publication Statement
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Basingstoke :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2020.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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9783030561826
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: 3030561828
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: 303056181X
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: 9783030561819
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| Notes
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1 Introduction2 The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf3 19One Step Forward, One Step Back4 Iran: The British Successor in the Gulf?5 Nixon, the Shah, and King Faysal6 Iran Shifting Gears7 From Crisis to Clarity8 A Sea Change in the Middle East and the Gulf 9 Grandeur and Independence 10 Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index
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| Contents
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Shaykhly Authority -- Historiography and Sources -- Analytical Themes and Organization of the Book -- Chapter 2: The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf -- The British Deliver the Message of Withdrawal -- An Iranian-Saudi Rift Emerges -- A Regional Security Pact for the Gulf -- Historical Competition and Conflict in the Gulf -- A Union of Gulf Shaykhdoms -- Between Iran and Saudi Arabia -- The Shah and King Faysal Reconcile -- Interconnections -- Chapter 3: One Step Forward, One Step Back
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Kuwaiti and Saudi Diplomacy in the Lower Gulf -- Iran and the Union of Shaykhdoms -- Package Deals -- Iran to Replace the British? -- Abu Musa and the Two Tunb Islands -- Iran and Bahrain and Referendum -- Jockeying for Dominance in the Union -- Toward Reconciliation? -- Iran and the Tunb Islands -- A Sense of Urgency -- Chapter 4: Iran: The British Successor in the Gulf? -- Kuwait's Mediation: Iran and Bahrain -- Iran's Bid for the Gulf Islands -- A British Reversal? -- Faysal and Zayid -- Bahrain and the Union -- The Shatt Al-Arab and War -- Iran Escalates
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Between Arab and Iranian Nationalisms -- Chapter 5: Nixon, the Shah, and King Faysal -- Plots Against King Faysal -- Faysal's Call for Islamic Solidarity -- Union in Disarray -- An Unexpected Demonstration of Force -- Inter-Arab Politics -- Iran Aims to Replace the British -- Chapter 6: Iran Shifting Gears -- Iran and Iraq: Shadow War? -- Bahrain Diplomacy -- Preparing for a Settlement -- The U.N. Solution -- Iranian-Saudi Pact? -- Sharjah's Bid for Oil -- Chapter 7: From Crisis to Clarity -- Faysal Confronts Zayid -- Armed Conflict Over Zarrara? -- Tapline Goes Offline -- Hedging Their Bets
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The Shah's Budget Crisis -- The Shah Appeals to Nixon -- The Libyan Solution -- A New British Policy in the Gulf? -- Luce's Consultations -- A Union of Nine: Not To Be -- Chapter 8: A Sea Change in the Middle East and the Gulf -- Big Oil vs. OPEC -- Nixon Sides with the Shah -- Iran and the Islands -- British Confirm Withdrawal -- The Wilting Union -- The Islands Quandary -- War of Words -- An Interconnected Gulf -- Chapter 9: Grandeur and Independence -- Bahraini Independence -- Zayid Could Not Wait -- Qatar Seeks Saudi Blessing -- Negotiating the Islands -- Abu Musa
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Shaykh Saqr Is Out of Options -- Tacit Agreement -- Taking the Islands -- The Backlash -- The End of the Trucial States -- The United Arab Emirates -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Official Documents -- Arabic Language Media -- Persian Language Media -- English Language Media -- Serials -- Books and Articles (English) -- Books (Arabic) -- Index
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| Abstract
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This book examines how the rulers in the Persian Gulf responded to the British announcement of military withdrawal from the Gulf in 1968, ending 150 years of military supremacy in the region. The British system in the Gulf was accepted for more than a century not merely because the British were the dominant military power in the region. The balance of power mattered, but so did the framework within which the British exercised their power. The search for a new political framework, which began when the British announced withdrawal, was not simply a matter of which ruler would amass enough military power to fill the void left by the British: it was also a matter of the Gulf rulers chiefly Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the ruling shaykhs of the lower Gulf coming to a shared understanding of when and how the exercise of power would be viewed as legitimate. This book explores what shaped the rulers ideas and actions in the region as the British system came to an end, providing a much-needed political history of the region in the lead-up to the independence of the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar in 1971. .
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British-- Persian Gulf Region-- History.
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British.
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Military relations.
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Politics and government.
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Persian Gulf Region, History, 20th century.
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Persian Gulf Region, Politics and government, 20th century.
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Persian Gulf Region, Military relations, Great Britain.
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Great Britain, Military relations, Persian Gulf States.
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Great Britain.
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Middle East, Persian Gulf Region.
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Middle East, Persian Gulf States.
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| Dewey Classification
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953.6
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DS326
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