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Macris, Jeffrey R.

The politics and security of the Gulf : Anglo-American hegemony and the shaping of a region / Jeffrey R. Macris. - Oxon ; New York : Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, 2010. - xvi, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Index : p. 315-322.

Bibliography : p. 393-308.

Great Britain's legacy in the Persian Gulf -- World War II and the arrival of the Americans -- The early cold war, the loss of India, and Nasser's revolt against the British, 1946-1958 -- The British position in the Gulf under assault, 1958-67 -- Britain births a new Gulf order, 1968-71 -- The chaotic interregnum : America cries enough, 1972-1991 -- Pax Americana--bellum Americanum, 1991-present.

ISBN: 9780415778701 (hbk.) 0415778700 (hbk.) 9780415778718 (pbk.) 0415778719 (pbk.) 9780203861899 (ebk.) 0203861892 (ebk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
British--History.--Persian Gulf Region
Americans--History.--Persian Gulf Region

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Persian Gulf Region--Strategic aspects--History.
Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf Region.
Persian Gulf Region--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Persian Gulf Region.

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Dewey Class. No.: 355.0330536 / MAC