Britain and the Persian Gulf 1795-1880

by John Barrett Kelly and B. J. Kelly

Since its original publication twwenty years ago, this work has remained the standard authority on the history of British relations with the countries of the Persian Gulf during the nineteenth century. It covers such wide-ranging topics as the repercussions of the Napoleonic Wars in the Middle East; the defense of India against the advance of Russia in Asia; the Eastern Crisis of 1839-41; the Anglo-Persian War; the supression of the East African slave...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198213603
• ISBN13: 9780198213604
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"