286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
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The British became the dominant power in the Arab Gulf in the late eighteenth century. The conventional view has justified British imperial expansion in the Gulf region because of the need to supress Arab piracy. This book, first published in 1988, challenges the myth of piracy and argues that its threat was created by the East India Company for commercial reasons. The Company was determined to... Read more
1. The Arabian Gulf in the Eighteenth Century 2. Accusations of ‘Piracy’, 1797-1806 3. The Attack on Ras al-Khaimah, 1809 4. Negotiations and Treaty, 1814 5. The Destruction of the Qawasim, 1819
Biography
Muhammed Al-Qasimi
