Thesis
Britain's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf, 1964-1971
- Alternative title:
- a study of informal empire
- Abstract:
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This thesis is about British disengagement from the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. Britain never had colonies in the region, but had held significant imperial sway over nine Protected States since the nineteenth century. The informal empire remained intact until the Labour government (1964-70) announced its intention to leave, in consequence of which Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates became independent in 1971.
This thesis attempts three things. First, it draws on exte...
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+ Shlaim, A
Division:
SSD
Department:
Politics & Int Relations
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2011
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:6569
- Deposit date:
- 2012-11-15
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Sato, S
- Copyright date:
- 2011
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