Bahrain From the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring

Zusatztext "Miriam Joyce's Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring offers unparalleled insights into the island nation's history over the past century. For those wishing to understand the evolution of the Persian Gulf region and the legacy of the superpowers in it! this volume is essential reading." Jeffrey R. Macris! Permanent Military Professor! United States Naval Academy Informationen zum Autor Miriam Joyce is a professor of History at Purdue University Calumet. Klappentext An exploration of the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations, Joyce investigates the country's relations with the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the USSR. Placing today's events in context, she covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring. Zusammenfassung An exploration of the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations! Joyce investigates the country's relations with the US! the UK! Saudi Arabia! Iran! and the USSR. Placing today's events in context! she covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring. Inhaltsverzeichnis Oil, Iran and Palestine  Arab Nationalism and the British Decision to Depart  From Independence to the Ramadan/Yom Kippur War  Old Problems and New Challenges  After the Shah's Departure  From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Oil, Iran and Palestine  Arab Nationalism and the British Decision to Depart  From Independence to the Ramadan/Yom Kippur War  Old Problems and New Challenges  After the Shah's Departure  From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring

Bericht

"Miriam Joyce's Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring offers unparalleled insights into the island nation's history over the past century. For those wishing to understand the evolution of the Persian Gulf region and the legacy of the superpowers in it, this volume is essential reading."
Jeffrey R. Macris, Permanent Military Professor, United States Naval Academy

Produktdetails

• Autoren: M Joyce, M. Joyce, Miriam Joyce, Joyce Miriam
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.08.2012
• EAN: 9781137031785
• ISBN: 978-1-137-03178-5
• Seiten: 169
• Serien: Middle East Today; Middle East Today
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; B, Sociology, Society, Cultural Studies, Society & social sciences, Political Science, International Relations, Middle East, Social Sciences, Political science & theory, Social Sciences, general, Asian History, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, History of the Middle East, Middle East—History, Middle East—Politics and government, Middle Eastern Politics, Ethnology—Middle East, Middle Eastern Culture, international relations;Iran;Nation;nationalism