Kuwait, 1950-1965: Britain, the Al-Sabah, and Oil : British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monograph)

Smith, Simon C.

British Academy（2000/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 167 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780197261972
• DDC分類 953.67

Full Description

Based on a wide range of official and private papers, this study examines the development of relations between Kuwait and Britain during the reign of Shaikh Abdullah Salim - a period of spectacular expansion in oil production. Of particular concern is Kuwait's role in the post-war British economy, the survival of the al-Sabah ruling family in an era of unprecedented change, and the interaction of Kuwait with the Arab world. This volume is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the background to the politics of the Gulf.

Contents

Introduction; Oil Expansion and its Consequences, 1950-1; Investment and Administrative Problems, 1952-5; Kuwait, Egypt and the Suez Crisis, 1956; Kuwait and the Arab World, 1957-9; Kuwait's Progress towards Independence, 1959-61; Dependence and Independence, 1961-5; Conclusion