This book, first published in 1988, compiles selected contributions to a symposium on The Gulf and the Arab World held by the Centre for Arab Gulf Studies at Exeter University, UK, in July 1986. The historical perspective was considered to be a prerequisite for focusing on modern developments, and two chapters are devoted to the coming of both the Arabs and Islam to the Gulf, and a further chapter examines the role of the Ottoman Empire in the region. The remaining chapters concentrate on recent interaction under the broad headings of political and socio-political affairs, demographic...
This book, first published in 1988, compiles selected contributions to a symposium on The Gulf and the Arab World held by the Centre for Arab Gulf ...
First published in 1984, this volume examines the then-two Yemens, North and South, and their strategic importance in the Middle East. South Yemen, formerly Aden, was a Marxist country controlling the entrance to the Red Sea. North Yemen contained rival tribal factions and was a buffer country between the Marxists of South Yemen and Saudi Arabia, a traditional Islamic and pro-Western country. This book presents much new research and thinking on the historical development and contemporary political scene in the two Yemens. It considers the internal politics of the two countries, discussing...
First published in 1984, this volume examines the then-two Yemens, North and South, and their strategic importance in the Middle East. South Yemen,...
First published in 1985, Economy, Society & Culture in Contemporary Yemen provides a close analysis of the situation in Yemen in the 1980s whilst exploring developments of the preceding years. It will appeal to those with an interest in the history of Yemen.
First published in 1985, Economy, Society & Culture in Contemporary Yemen provides a close analysis of the situation in Yemen in the 1980s whilst expl...
