Security in the Gulf - Local Militaries Before British Withdrawal

A reinterpretation of how Britain maintained order, protected its interests and discharged its defence obligations in the Gulf before 1971.

List of contents

Introduction. Local militaries and imperialism; 1. Patterns of protection in the Gulf; 2. British India and local security arrangements; 3. Local militaries and intensified British interests; 4. Intervention or local means of coercion?: unrest in Bahrain and Qatar; 5. Local forces and Britain's Silver Age in the Gulf; 6. Securing the Gulf after Britain's withdrawal; Conclusion. Security on the cheap?

About the author

Ash Rossiter is Assistant Professor of International Security in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi where his research focuses on technology and international security, the changing character of war, and the shifting geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Region. He is the author of numerous articles in leading security studies and history journals, including the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Diplomacy and Statecraft, Defense Studies and Parameters. Prior to academia, he pursued a career in the Middle East, spanning both the public and private sectors.

Summary

A reinterpretation of how Britain maintained order, protected its interests and carried out its defence obligations in the Gulf before its withdrawal from the region in 1971, benefitting from the extensive use of recently declassified British Government archival documents and India Office records.

Product details

• Authors: Ash Rossiter
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781108488372
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48837-2
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th Century, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Middle East, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Middle Eastern history, Colonialism and imperialism, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, Persian Gulf