Conflicts in the Persian Gulf: Origins and Evolution
✍ Scribed by Hossein Askari (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 228
- Category
- Library
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✦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Catalogue of Persian Gulf Conflicts....Pages 1-30
Conflicts—Sectarian and Religious Disputes....Pages 31-56
Conflicts—Ethnic and Tribal Disputes....Pages 57-86
Conflicts—Territorial and Resource (Oil, Natural Gas, and Water) Disputes....Pages 87-115
Conflicts—The Impact of Governance, Underdevelopment, Deprivation, and Injustice....Pages 117-127
Conflicts—The Impact of Foreigners....Pages 129-138
Conflicts—The Fallout....Pages 139-148
Conflicts—The Evolution....Pages 149-160
Conflicts—Islam and Reconciliation....Pages 161-169
Conclusion....Pages 171-177
Back Matter....Pages 179-213
✦ Subjects
Political Economy; Middle Eastern Politics; Conflict Studies; Development Policy; International Relations; Political Science
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