Myth of Arab Piracy in the Gulf

List of contents

1. The Arabian Gulf in the Eighteenth Century 2. Accusations of ‘Piracy’, 1797-1806 3. The Attack on Ras al-Khaimah, 1809 4. Negotiations and Treaty, 1814 5. The Destruction of the Qawasim, 1819

About the author

Muhammed Al-Qasimi

Summary

This book, first published in 1988, challenges the myth of piracy and argues that its threat was created by the East India Company for commercial reasons. Based on extensive use of the Bombay Archives, previously unused by researchers, this book provides a thorough reinterpretation of a vital period in Gulf history.

Product details

• Authors: Al Qasimi, Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Sulṭān Muḥammad Al-Qāsimī, Al-Qasimi Muhammad
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138184190
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18419-0
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Gulf; Routledge Library Editions: The Gulf
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Arabian Peninsula, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence and abuse in society