Creating the Arabian Gulf

Creating the Arabian Gulf

Author: Paul John Rich

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780739127056

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Whether called 'Arabian' or 'Persian, ' the Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world, and its history is necessary in understanding the contemporary Middle East. Paul Rich draws on previously closed archives to document the actual heritage of the area and dispel the myths, showing that the influences of Britain and India are far deeper than commonly acknowledged, and that the sheikhs are actually the creation of the British Raj


Accessions List, South Asia

Accessions List, South Asia

Author: Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 900

ISBN-13:

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Records publications acquired from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, by the U.S. Library of Congress Offices in New Delhi, India, and Karachi, Pakistan.


Bibliography of Imperial, Colonial, and Commonwealth History Since 1600

Bibliography of Imperial, Colonial, and Commonwealth History Since 1600

Author: Andrew N. Porter

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1088

ISBN-13:

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Britain's overseas history has never been well supplied with comprehensive bibliographical aids, and, despite extensive public interest in the subject, the position has steadily worsened. Following the recent Oxford History of the British Empire, this volume is therefore designed to provide a general source of reference and bibliographical guidance, at once wide-ranging, up-to-date, and accessible.