Invasions of the Gulf - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1855710099 ISBN 13 : 9781855710092

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Arbian Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world, but few people appreciate that for a long time it was a part of the British Indian empire. the author, who spent more than ten years as a government adviser in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, draws on previously close archives to document the actual cultural heritage of the area, which is far more British and Indian than the current Arab rulers would perhaps want to admit. The rulers are actually, he shows, the creation of the British Raj and owe their thrones to a small group of British political agents who created the shaikhdoms and proceeded to rule them from behind the scenes by a skillful use of stagecraft and ritual.

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Rich is Titular Professor of International Relations and History at the University of the Americas-Puebla, Mexico, and Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford university. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London, and the recipient of the James Carter and Cameron awards for social science research. He is a life governor of Harris College, Oxford University, and author of several hundred journal articles on the relationship between ritual and politics.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1855710099
• ISBN 13: 9781855710092
• Reliure: Cartonné
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