M. Joyce

Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Middle East Today
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-03178-5
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 169
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781137031785
• ISBN-10: 1137031786
• Artikelnr.: 35428976

Autorenporträt

Miriam Joyce is a professor of History at Purdue University Calumet.

Inhaltsangabe

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

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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

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"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