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    The International Politics of the Persian Gulf

    Creator
    Kamrava, Mehran
    Abstract
    For much of the contemporary history of the Middle East, the Persian Gulf has stood at the center of the region’s strategic significance. At the same time, the Gulf has been wracked by political instability and tension. since the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain zeroed in on the Persian Gulf as a critical passageway to India, and entered into protectorate agreements with local ruling families, thus bestowing on them international legitimacy and, eventually, the resources and support necessary to ascend to kingships. Today, the region is undergoing changes that range from rapid economic and infrastructural development to social and cultural transformations. Far from eroding the area’s political significance, these changes have only accentuated rivalries and tensions and have brought to the forefront new challenges to international security and stability. Together, the essays in this volume present a comprehensive, detailed, and accessible account of the international politics of the region. Focusing on the key factors that give the Persian Gulf its strategic significance, contributors look at the influence of vast deposits of oil and natural gas on international politics, the impact of the competing centers of power of Iran and Saudi Arabia, the nature of relationships among countries within the Persian Gulf, and the evolving interaction between Islam and politics.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10822/713241
    External Link
    GU-Q Library: https://wrlc-gu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001893079704111&context=L&vid=01WRLC_GUNIV:QATAR&search_scope=QatarCatalog&tab=QatarCatalog&lang=en
    Date Published
    2011
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    Subject
    National security -- Persian Gulf Region; International economic relations; National security; Persian Gulf Region -- Strategic aspects; Persian Gulf Region -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Persian Gulf Region -- Foreign economic relations -- 21st century;
    Type
    Book
    Publisher
    Syracuse University Press
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    • Qatar Faculty Scholarship
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