Bahrain from the twentieth century to the Arab Spring
By: Miriam Joyce
Series: Middle East today
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781137031785
Subjects: Foreign economic relations; Arab Spring, 2011; Foreign relations; History
Description: Based on a variety of international sources, this book explores the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations. Focusing particularly on the country's relations with Great Britain and the United States, Joyce's history investigates also Bahrain's relations with Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the USSR. Placing the events of today in context, this book covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Oil, Iran, and Palestine; title: Arab nationalism and the British decision to depart; title: From Independence to the Ramadan/Yom Kippur War; title: Old problems and new challenges; title: After the Shah's departure; title: From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring.