The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj

The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9780199228102
ISBN-13 : 0199228108
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Book Synopsis The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj by : James Onley

Download or read book The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj written by James Onley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-11-22 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arabian Frontier of the British Raj tells the story behind one of the British Indian Empire's most forbidding frontiers: Eastern Arabia. Taking the shaikhdom of Bahrain as a case study, James Onley reveals how heavily Britain's informal empire in the Gulf, and other regions surrounding British India, depended upon the assistance and support of local elites.


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