Arabia Without Sultans
by Halliday, Fred
Edition statement:1st Published by : Saqi Books (London) Physical details: ix,540 Pages 21x13 cm | PB ISBN:9780863563812. Year: 2002| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 953.05 H1571A 2002 (Browse shelf) | Available | 15142 |
A well-documented work, written by an author who knows the language of the area. Maxime Rodinson. Halliday provides an unusual view-point and a well-documented description of the history of these states. Middle East International.Anyone interested in this area will want to read this
International Affairs.A most valuable account of the developments which have taken place in the Arab Gulf over the last hundred years.
Include Index and Appendix
Fred Halliday writes: ‘The Arab Middle East is probably the most misunderstood of all regions; the one with the longest history of contact with the west; yet it is probably the one least understood. Part of the misunderstanding is due to the romantic mythology that has long appeared to shroud the deserts of the peninsula. Where old myths have broken down, new ones have absorbed them or taken their place. Now the Sheikh of Arabia has stepped down from his camel. Instead, through the delusive lens of the ‘energy crisis’ he is seen to be riding a Cadillac and squeezing the powerless Western consumer of oil.
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