Shoup, John A., III

The History of the United Arab Emirates

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores the political, cultural, and economic history of the United Arab Emirates, from early antiquity to the present. The United Arab Emirates is a relatively young country in the Middle East, made up of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain.

Produktdetails

• The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781440870439
• ISBN-10: 1440870438
• Artikelnr.: 67515079

Autorenporträt

John A. Shoup, PhD, is professor of anthropology at Al Akhawayn University, in Ifrane, Morocco.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Preface Abbreviations Timeline of Important Events 1 The
United Arab Emirates: The Land and the People 2 A Land Called Magan: Early
Antiquity (5000-300 bce) 3 Arrival of the Arab Tribes and Persian Rule:
Later Antiquity (300 bce-620 ce) 4 Rise of Islam and Khawarij Oman
(620-1600) 5 Islam and the International Rivalry of Portugal, Iran, Ottoman
Turkey, and Oman (1600-1700) 6 The Pirate Coast and the British Trade with
India (1700-1820) 7 Trucial Oman and the Discovery of Oil (1820-1971) 8
Independence and the Birth of the United Arab Emirates to the Death of
Shaykh Zayed (1971-2004) 9 The United Arab Emirates in the Modern
International Arena (2004-2020) Modern Shaykhs of the United Arab Emirates
Notable People in the History of the United Arab Emirates Glossary
Bibliographic Essay Index