The Origins of Kuwait /

Name: The Origins of Kuwait /
Author: Slot, B.J.(Author)

Title	The Origins of Kuwait /
Author	Slot, B.J.(Author)
Publication Date:	1991
Publication Place	Leiden ; Boston - Brill
Subject	Kuwait > History > Maps. \| Kuwait > History.
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	127
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	DS247.K87
Record ID	58489
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	1991
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index. \| Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physical size. The country had already played a role in history before, however. Local sources take that history back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The present book takes the history of Kuwait still further back using European sources. It includes analyses and comparisons of indications on maps from the sixteenth century onwards and of references to the Kuwait area in documents produced by officials of the Dutch East India Company-the principal Western political and economic power in the Gulf during most of early modern times-, in British documents and in early travel accounts. The book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the political position of Kuwait in history vis-à-vis its neighbours, especially the Ottoman authorities in Basra.
Sample Text	Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physical size. The country had already played a role in history before, however. Local sources take that history back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The present book takes the history of Kuwait still further back using European sources. It includes analyses and comparisons of indications on maps from the sixteenth century onwards and of references to the Kuwait area in documents produced by officials of the Dutch East India Company-the principal Western political and economic power in the Gulf during most of early modern times-, in British documents and in early travel accounts. The book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the political position of Kuwait in history vis-à-vis its neighbours, especially the Ottoman authorities in Basra.
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American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

The Origins of Kuwait /

Author Slot, B.J.(Author)

Publication Date 1991

Publication Place Leiden ; Boston - Brill

Subject Kuwait > History > Maps. | Kuwait > History.

Type Book

Language English

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 127

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID DS247.K87

Record ID 58489

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 1991

Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. | Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physical size. The country had already played a role in history before, however. Local sources take that history back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The present book takes the history of Kuwait still further back using European sources. It includes analyses and comparisons of indications on maps from the sixteenth century onwards and of references to the Kuwait area in documents produced by officials of the Dutch East India Company-the principal Western political and economic power in the Gulf during most of early modern times-, in British documents and in early travel accounts. The book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the political position of Kuwait in history vis-à-vis its neighbours, especially the Ottoman authorities in Basra.

Sample Text Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physical size. The country had already played a role in history before, however. Local sources take that history back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The present book takes the history of Kuwait still further back using European sources. It includes analyses and comparisons of indications on maps from the sixteenth century onwards and of references to the Kuwait area in documents produced by officials of the Dutch East India Company-the principal Western political and economic power in the Gulf during most of early modern times-, in British documents and in early travel accounts. The book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the political position of Kuwait in history vis-à-vis its neighbours, especially the Ottoman authorities in Basra.

Seri Middle East and Islamic Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.