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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973006403321

Autore

Wilson Arnold Talbot, Sir, <1884-1940.>

Titolo

The Persian Gulf : an historical sketch from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century / / Arnold T. Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2011

ISBN

1-136-84105-9

1-280-68740-1

1-136-84106-7

9786613664341

0-203-83312-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions: Iran ; ; 10

Disciplina

953

Soggetti

Persian Gulf History

Persian Gulf

Middle East History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1928 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

THE PERSIAN GULF An Historical Sketch From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century; Copyright; THE PERSIAN GULF AN HISTORICAL SKETCH FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE BEGINNING OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; CONTENTS; I Introductory; II Primitive Man in the Persian Gulf and Oman; III The Persian Gulf in the Earliest Historical Times; IV The Classical Writers; V The Middle Ages-Iraq, Khuzistan, Fars, Kirman and Makran; VI The Middle Ages (cont'd)-Oman and Bahrain; VII Siraf, Qais, and Hormuz; VIII The Coming of the Portuguese; IX English and Portuguese Rivalry

X The Expulsion of the PortugueseXI The Dutch; XII The Eighteenth Century and the Growth of British Influence; XIII Piracy; XIV The Slave Trade; XV The Growth of the Arab Principalities; XVI The Persian Gulf in International Politics; APPENDIX. A Summary of Scientific Research in the Persian Gulf; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This volume records the history of the Persian Gulf from the very earliest records until the 1920s. It records the rise and fall of ancient Empires and discusses the rule of Turks and Arabs. It chronicles the



Western maritime nations - the Portuguese, Dutch, French and British - outstrip one another in trade and influence.