Britain and the Arab Gulf after empire: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, 1971-1981

In: Routledge studies in the modern history of the Middle East

Abstract

Introduction -- The trials of independence, 1971-2 -- The oil revolution, 1973 -- Challenges and opportunities, 1974-7 -- Revolution and reaction, 1978-9 -- War and peace, 1980 -- The empire strikes back? 1981 -- Conclusion: imperialism after empire?.