1st Edition
Security and Territoriality in the Persian Gulf A Maritime Political Geography
300 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study presents the story of successes and failures of the treatment of security matters pertaining to territorial and boundary affairs in the maritime areas of the Persian Gulf, and at the same time provides an example of the impact of territoriality on world-wide maritime security.
Introduction; 1: The Persian Gulf: security and territoriality; 1: The Persian Gulf; 2: The Strait of Hormuz; 2: Historical and Geographical Foundations of Territoriality in the Persian Gulf; 3: Historical Foundations of Territoriality in The Persian Gulf; 4: Maritime Boundaries in the Persian Gulf; 3: Qatar–Bahrain Territorial and Boundary Disputes; 5: Emergence and Evolution of Territorial States in Qatar and Bahrain; 6: Qatar–Bahrain Disputes in the Twentieth Century; 4: Iran–UAE Territorial and Boundary Disputes; 7: Disputes Over Tunb and Abu Musa; 8: Recent Developments; 9: Legal and Historical Arguments; 10: Seizure of the two Tunbs and Restoration of Sovereignty in Abu Musa; Conclusion
Biography
Pirouz Mojtahed-Zadeh
'An important and useful book. Essential reading for anyone wishing to study the recent history of the Gulf.' - Peter Hinchcliffe, Asian Affairs
