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Creating the Arabian Gulf
The British Raj and the Invasions of the Gulf
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2009
Summary
Even whether to call the Gulf 'Arabian' or 'Persian' is an unending argument. Regardless of its name, the Gulf is one of the most politically important regions of the world. Despite its constant presence in the headlines, the fact that it was part of the British Indian empire for many years has gone unappreciated. The long period of British control and the connections with India are, in fact, necessary in understanding the contemporary Middle East. With more than ten years of experience as a government advisor in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Paul Rich draws on previously closed archives to document the actual heritage of the area and dispel the myths. Rich shows that the influences of Britain and India are far deeper than commonly acknowledged, and that the sheikhs are actually the creation of the British Raj. He explains that they owe their thrones to a small group of British political agents_the 'Heaven Born'_who created the satraps and then proceeded to rule from behind the scenes by a clever use of stagecraft and ritual that was heavily flavored by their experiences at English public schools and in Masonic lodges. In its attempt to make sense of the complexity of Arab sheikhdoms in the Gulf, Creating the Arabian Gulf is an ideal book for students and scholars interested in Middle East studies and international relations.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-2704-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-4158-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
313
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CONTENTS No access
Foreword by Derek Hopwood No access
Acknowledgments No access
Preface to the Lexington Books Edition No access
Preface: Kuuiait, The Baj, and Ritualocracy No access Pages 1 - 11
Introduction: Taller Boys No access Pages 12 - 26
I Viceregal Ritualism No access
II Indian Connections No access
III Old Boy Panache No access
IV Gulf Historiography No access
V Psychohistory and the Arabs No access
VI Orientalist Freemasonry No access
VII School Tarot No access
VIII Square Pegs, Round Holes No access
IX Biographies No access
X "That Was That" No access
Epilogue: The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait No access Pages 259 - 270
Appendix I: Curzon at Sharjah No access Pages 271 - 273
Appendix II: Curzon at Bushire No access Pages 274 - 276
