This text examines the causes and consequences of each of those dynamics, both individually and collectively, that have made this small waterway and its surroun

Exploring the history of the Persian Gulf from ancient times until the present day, leading authorities treat the internal history of the region and describe th

Research completed January 1993.

Long a taboo topic, as well as one that has alarmed outside powers, sectarian conflict in the Middle East is on the rise. The contributors to this book examine

This book examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain. Written as an ethnography of space, po