Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring [electronic resource] /
Joyce, M.author.
An exploration of the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations, Joyce investigates the country's relations with the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the USSR. Placing today's events in context, she covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Oil, Iran, and Palestine; 2 Arab Nationalism and the British Decision to Depart; 3 From Independence to the Ramadan/Yom Kippur War; 4 Old Problems and New Challenges; 5 After the Shah's Departure; 6 From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An exploration of the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations, Joyce investigates the country's relations with the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the USSR. Placing today's events in context, she covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring.
Middle East-Politics and government.
Ethnology-Middle East .
Middle East-History.
Political science.
International relations.
Social sciences.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Middle Eastern Culture.
History of the Middle East.
Political Science.
International Relations.
Social Sciences, general.