American ascendance and British retreat in the Persian Gulf Region [electronic resource] / W. Taylor Fain.
This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 283 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230613362 0230613365 1282101927 9781282101920 9781349370825 1349370827 |