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1091441
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bc1010840
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English
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| Title & Author
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The security of the Persian Gulf /\ edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Routledge,, 2011.
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| Series Statement
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Routledge library editions. Iran ;; v. 26
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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9780203832189
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: 0203832183
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9780415610506
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0415610508
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: 1136834540
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: 9781136834547
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: 1280670053
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: 9781280670053
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: 9786613646989
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: 6613646989
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: 1136834559
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: 9781136834554
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. The Gulf region in the global setting / John C. Campbell -- 2. The strategic balance and the control of the Persian Gulf / Geoffrey Kemp -- 3. The Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf / Shahram Chubin -- 4. The United States-Iranian relationship 1948-1978 : a study in reverse influence / C.D. Carr -- 5. Persian Gulf nuclearisation : prospects and implications / Lewis A. Dunn -- 6. The Iranian military : political symbolism versus military usefulness / Steven L. Canby -- 7. Arms transfers, indigenous defence production and dependency : the case of Iran / Stephanie G. Neuman -- 8. Saudi Arabia and Iran : the twin pillars in revolutionary times / Richard Haass -- 9. The Persian Gulf in regional international politics : the Arab side of the Gulf / John Duke Anthony -- 10. Iraq : emergent Gulf power / Edmund Ghareeb -- 11. The Iranian revolution : triumph or tragedy? / L.P. Elwell-Sutton -- 12. Revolution and energy policy in Iran : international and domestic implications / Fereidun Fesharaki.
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| Abstract
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The Persian Gulf, important because of its vast energy resources, emerged into the limelight of geopolitics at the time of the British Labour government's policy of withdrawal from East of Suez in 1968. Before 1968 it had been recognised that the Gulf lay in the legitimate sphere of influence of Britain, while the United States exerted its influence in the two pivotal littoral states of Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Soviets had been gaining influence in Iraq ever since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1958 and the Chinese were also fishing for influence by their support of the Popular Front fo.
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HISTORY-- Military-- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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Politics and government
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Strategic aspects of individual places.
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Persian Gulf Region, Politics and government.
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Persian Gulf Region, Strategic aspects.
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Middle East, Persian Gulf Region.
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Persique, Région du golfe, Aspect stratégique.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.033053
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| LC Classification
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DS326
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| Added Entry
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Amirsadeghi, Hossein.
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