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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b10432296.
- catalog coverage "Kuwait History.".
- catalog coverage "Qatar History.".
- catalog coverage "Saudi Arabia History.".
- catalog coverage "Turkey History 1878-1909.".
- catalog coverage "Turkey History Mehmed V, 1909-1918.".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-259) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- The setting -- Resurrection of the Ottoman role in the Gulf -- Midhat Pasha's inspection of Hasa and his plan for its development -- The chance for adjustment and stability, 1872-1893 -- The case of Kuwait -- Kuwait, 1899-1913 -- Arabia, 1896-1914 -- Conclusion.".
- catalog 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.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 270 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0231108389 (cl : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0231108397 (pa : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Columbia University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Kuwait History.".
- catalog spatial "Qatar History.".
- catalog spatial "Saudi Arabia History.".
- catalog spatial "Turkey History 1878-1909.".
- catalog spatial "Turkey History Mehmed V, 1909-1918.".
- catalog subject "953.8 21".
- catalog subject "DS243 .A57 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- The setting -- Resurrection of the Ottoman role in the Gulf -- Midhat Pasha's inspection of Hasa and his plan for its development -- The chance for adjustment and stability, 1872-1893 -- The case of Kuwait -- Kuwait, 1899-1913 -- Arabia, 1896-1914 -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "The Ottoman Gulf : the creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar / Frederick F. Anscombe.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".