Title: The Ottoman Gulf
First published: 1997
Description: What caused the decline of the Ottoman empire in the Persian Gulf? Why has history credited only London, not Istanbul, with bringing about the birth of the modern Gulf States? Using the Ottoman imperial archives, as well as European and Arab sources, Anscombe explains how the combination of poor communication, scarce resources, and misplaced security concerns undermined Istanbul's control and ultimately drove the Gulf shaikhs to seek independence with ties to the British. --From publisher's description.
Subjects: History, Saudi arabia, history, Kuwait, history, Qatar, Turkey, history, ottoman empire, 1288-1918, Ds243 .a57 1997, 953.8
Places: Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Time periods: Mehmed V, 1909-1918, 1878-1909
LC classification: DS243 .A57 1997