The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj
The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj

Author: James Onley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2007-11-22

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 0199228108

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The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj tells the story behind one of the British Indian Empire's most forbidding frontiers: Eastern Arabia. Taking the shaikhdom of Bahrain as a case study, James Onley reveals how heavily Britain's informal empire in the Gulf, and other regions surrounding British India, depended upon the assistance and support of local elites.

The Politics of Reformation
The Politics of Reformation

Author: Gary McKee

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-06-17

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 9004694099

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In this book you will learn of the unheralded CMS missionary Benjamin Bailey. You willl hear the story through unpublished archive material combined with rare accounts from an Indian perspective. You will see how church reformation in India was aided by Western involvement but retained independence from it. You will learn how the story of colonial politics and church reform are intertwined but never straightforward. For practitioners today there is much food for thought in this account.

Formation and Third Party Beneficiaries
Formation and Third Party Beneficiaries

Author: Mindy Chen-Wishart

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 0198808119

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The Studies in the Contract Laws of Asia series charts the divergence in and common principles of contract laws across Asia, with a view to providing the scholarly foundations for future harmonization and reform. This second volume examines the formal requirements for contract formation and the rights of third parties.