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The Origins of the United Arab Emirates

A Political and Social History of the Trucial States

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. The Trucial States in 1919: Rule by Tradition

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 1-16
  3. The Aftermath of War: Perpetuation of Control

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 17-33
  4. The Challenge to Power: Brother, Nephew and Son

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 34-54
  5. Maintenance of Power: Political and Social Fabric

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 55-71
  6. Saudi Arabia and Iran: Outside Pressures

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 72-91
  7. Establishment of the Air-Route: Test of Imperial Policy

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 92-106
  8. The Preliminary Oil Concessions: Triumphant Enterprise

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 107-124
  9. Territorial Claims: Saudi Arabia and Iran

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 125-140
  10. Boundary Disputes: Chaos in Order

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 141-149
  11. The Reform Movement of Dubai: The Beginnings of Democracy

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 150-161
  12. The Exercise of Power: British Representatives

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 162-179
  13. The Trucial States in 1939: The Dawn of a New Age

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 180-189
  14. Epilogue: The Emergence of the United Arab Emirates

    • Rosemarie Said Zahlan
    Pages 190-198
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 199-278

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Origins of the United Arab Emirates

  • Book Subtitle: A Political and Social History of the Trucial States

  • Authors: Rosemarie Said Zahlan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03949-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Rosemarie Said Zahlan 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-03951-7Published: 01 January 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-03949-4Published: 17 June 1978

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 278

  • Topics: History of the Middle East

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Softcover Book USD 37.99
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