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The politics and security of the Gulf : Anglo-American hegemony and the shaping of a region /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Macris, Jeffrey R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:
Persian Gulf Region > Strategic aspects > History.
British > Persian Gulf Region > History.
Americans > Persian Gulf Region > History.
Persian Gulf Region > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Persian Gulf Region.
Persian Gulf Region > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Persian Gulf Region.
Table of Contents:
  • Great Britain's legacy in the Persian Gulf
  • World War II and the arrival of the Americans
  • The early cold war, the loss of India, and Nasser's revolt against the British, 1946-1958
  • The British position in the Gulf under assault, 1958-67
  • Britain births a new Gulf order, 1968-71
  • The chaotic interregnum : America cries enough, 1972-1991
  • Pax Americana--bellum Americanum, 1991-present.