A Colonial Legacy [Hardcover]

Farhang Mehr (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761808760 | ISBN-13: 978-0761808763 | Publication Date: October 3, 1997

This book deals with the legal status of the three islands of Abu Musa, and the Greater and Lesser Tumbs. In December 1971, the sixty-seven years of the Anglo-Iranian dispute over the islands transformed itself into Irano-UAE conflict--a conflict which Iran considers a colonial legacy inherited by the United Arab Emirates. The alliance of convenience between Iran and Britain cemented under Shah Abbas in the early seventeenth century had faded away by the mid-eighteenth century, after the collapse of the Safavid Dynasty. During the nineteenth century, the Anglo-Iranian relationship evolved into mutual distrust and resentment. The matter is complex, particulary because material facts and evidence, relating to a very short span of time in the nineteenth century, are ambiguous and debatable. British Colonial interests and past interventions have marred the evidence. Hence, clarification of the material facts and the choice of applicable law form the crux of the present study. This is a multi-disciplinary study, dealing with geography, history, economics, politics, international relations and law.

Editorial Reviews

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...a valuable contribution and an excellent reference.>>>> (Mohammad Hemmasi )

...a splendid and sure-handed history of the disputes surrounding three strategically placed islands in the Persian Gulf...a unique reference for any policymaker or scholar wishing to navigate the complex diplomatic history of Abu Musa and the Greaterand Lesser Tumbs.>>> (Augustus Richard Norton )

...a splendid and sure-handed history of the disputes surrounding three strategically placed islands in the Persian Gulf...a unique reference for any policymaker or scholar wishing to navigate the complex diplomatic history of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tumbs. (Augustus Richard Norton )

...a valuable contribution and an excellent reference. (Mohammad Hemmasi )

About the Author

Farhang Mehr is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Boston University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (October 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761808760
• ISBN-13: 978-0761808763
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,471,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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