This volume discusses the evolution of the British-protected Gulf states during the 1960s and explains how these small Shaikhdoms moved towards independence. Based on extensive research using British documents from the Public Records Office and selected American documents from the National Archives, this book investigates the relationship between British officials and Arab Gulf Shaikhs. At the beginning of what was to be their final years as guardians of the Gulf, British officials pressed for political progress, co-operation among the Shaikhdoms and improvements in education and health care. At the same time, Foreign Office officials continued to safeguard specific British economic interests and the political interests of the Western Alliance.
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'Clearly written, the volume is a very useful guide to the history of the Gulf States in the 1960s ... recommended.' - Choice
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Miriam Joyce is a Professor of History at Purdue University, Calumet. She has published articles in numerous scholarly journals including Middle Eastern Studies and The Middle East Journal. She is the author of The Sultanate of Oman: a Twentieth Century, History and Kuwait 1945-1996: An Anglo-American Perspective
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As the decade of the 1960s began, the seven shaikhdoms, known as the Trucial States, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm AJ Qawain, Ras AJ Khaimah, and Fujairah, an area of 32,000 square miles, remained dependent on Britain for protection and economic assistance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ruling shaikhs, other shaikhdoms, deputy ruler, rebel activity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Dhabi, Foreign Office, Shaikh Zaid, Trucial States, Shaikh Shakhbut, Shaikh Isa, Shaikh Khalifa, Shaikh Ahmed, State Department, Shaikh Rashid, Sir William, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Sir Stewart, Shaikh Saqr, Political Agency, Arab League, United States, King Faisal, Ras Al Khaimah, Sayyid Tariq, Secretary of State, American Consul, Arabian Department, Shaikh Khalid New!
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As the decade of the 1960s began, the seven shaikhdoms, known as the Trucial States, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm AJ Qawain, Ras AJ Khaimah, and Fujairah, an area of 32,000 square miles, remained dependent on Britain for protection and economic assistance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ruling shaikhs, other shaikhdoms, deputy ruler, rebel activity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Dhabi, Foreign Office, Shaikh Zaid, Trucial States, Shaikh Shakhbut, Shaikh Isa, Shaikh Khalifa, Shaikh Ahmed, State Department, Shaikh Rashid, Sir William, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Sir Stewart, Shaikh Saqr, Political Agency, Arab League, United States, King Faisal, Ras Al Khaimah, Sayyid Tariq, Secretary of State, American Consul, Arabian Department, Shaikh Khalid New!
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- Saudi Arabia (Creation of the Modern Middle East) by Heather Lehr Wagner on 4 pages
- The Trucial States by Donald Hawley on page 10, and page 11
- Talking Points: Resource File for Communication Workshops by Sue Thurman on page 76
- Descent to Suez: Diaries, 1951-56 by Evelyn Shuckburgh in Front Matter
- The Making of the Modern Gulf States by Rosemarie Said Zahlan in Front Matter
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