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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816066903321

Autore

Ehteshami Anoushiravan

Titolo

Dynamics of change in the Persian Gulf : political economy, war and revolution / / Anoushiravan Ehteshami

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-07285-X

0-203-06625-1

1-299-27984-8

1-135-07286-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (599 p.)

Disciplina

953.05

Soggetti

Persian Gulf States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Geopolitics of the Persian Gulf -- The Persian Gulf from Cold War to the post-Cold War era -- Regional balance of power and the Persian Gulf -- Oil and the Persian Gulf economy -- Globalization of the Persian Gulf -- Asianization of the Persian Gulf -- Revolution and regime change in the Persian Gulf -- Political change in the Persian Gulf oil monarchies -- Between boundary and frontier: Islam and Persian Gulf politics -- Impact of inter-state conflict on Persian Gulf relations -- The role of external powers in Persian Gulf security relations -- Militarization and Persian Gulf security.

Sommario/riassunto

The Persian Gulf has come to represent one of the most strategically significant waterways of the world. In terms of geography, geopolitics, resources, global political economy, and regional influence, the Gulf is perhaps home to the world's most significant group of countries. Focusing on the complexities of the interplay between domestic-level changes and region-wide interactions, this book presents the reader with the first comprehensive survey of the dynamics of change in this crucial area.Systemic-oriented in its approach, the impact of war and revolution on the co