The Origins of Kuwait - Couverture rigide

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Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9004094091 ISBN 13 : 9789004094093

Editeur : Brill Academic Publishers, 1991

Synopsis

Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physical size. The country had already played a role in history before, however. Local sources take that history back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The present book takes the history of Kuwait still further back using European sources. It includes analyses and comparisons of indications on maps from the sixteenth century onwards and of references to the Kuwait area in documents produced by officials of the Dutch East India Company-the principal Western political and economic power in the Gulf during most of early modern times-, in British documents and in early travel accounts. The book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the political position of Kuwait in history vis-a-vis its neighbours, especially the Ottoman authorities in Basra."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

B.J. Slot is an Historian and the Archivist in charge of the State Archive of the Dutch Central Government before 1795, including the archives of the Dutch East India Company. He has published on the history of the Near and Middle East, including the Gulf.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill Academic Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004094091
• ISBN 13: 9789004094093
• Reliure: Cuir/luxe
• Nombre de pages: 127
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible