Kuwait :
Kuwait : the growth of a historic identity /
edited by Ben J. Slot.
- London : Arabian, 2003.
- 129 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Papers presented 19 May, 1995 at Peterhouse College, Cambridge.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [112]-121) and index.
Map of Kuwait -- I. Kuwait : the Growth of a Historic Identity : 1. First markings on old maps, 16th-18th centuries - 2. The earliest written sources - 3. A desert state on the borders of the Ottoman Empire - 4. The growth of Ottoman influence in the area - 5. The dispute over Kuwait's international status, 1896–1914 -- II. Two 18th-century Sources on Kuwait : Murtada b. 'Ali b. 'Alwan and Carsten Niebuhr : 1. A visit to Kuwait in 1709 - 2. Carsten Niebuhr's travels and his description of Kuwait -- III. Mubarak's Kuwait in Russian and German Policy -- IV. Britain and Kuwait's Borders, 1902-23 : 1. The development of Kuwait as an Ottoman exclusion zone, 1899-1901 - 2. Forging northern territorial limits for Kuwait, 1902-9 - 3. Drawing boundaries for Kuwait, 1908-13 - 4. The survival of the Anglo-Ottoman red and green lines to constitute the boundaries of Kuwait, 1914-23 -- V. Social and Political Developments in Kuwait prior to 1961 : 1. The formation of Kuwait Society, 1700-1950 - 2. The impact of oil on government and society, 1950-61.
0954479211
Kuwait--History.
Kuwait--Social conditions.
Kuwait--Politics and government.
DS247.K88 / K89 2003
Papers presented 19 May, 1995 at Peterhouse College, Cambridge.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [112]-121) and index.
Map of Kuwait -- I. Kuwait : the Growth of a Historic Identity : 1. First markings on old maps, 16th-18th centuries - 2. The earliest written sources - 3. A desert state on the borders of the Ottoman Empire - 4. The growth of Ottoman influence in the area - 5. The dispute over Kuwait's international status, 1896–1914 -- II. Two 18th-century Sources on Kuwait : Murtada b. 'Ali b. 'Alwan and Carsten Niebuhr : 1. A visit to Kuwait in 1709 - 2. Carsten Niebuhr's travels and his description of Kuwait -- III. Mubarak's Kuwait in Russian and German Policy -- IV. Britain and Kuwait's Borders, 1902-23 : 1. The development of Kuwait as an Ottoman exclusion zone, 1899-1901 - 2. Forging northern territorial limits for Kuwait, 1902-9 - 3. Drawing boundaries for Kuwait, 1908-13 - 4. The survival of the Anglo-Ottoman red and green lines to constitute the boundaries of Kuwait, 1914-23 -- V. Social and Political Developments in Kuwait prior to 1961 : 1. The formation of Kuwait Society, 1700-1950 - 2. The impact of oil on government and society, 1950-61.
0954479211
Kuwait--History.
Kuwait--Social conditions.
Kuwait--Politics and government.
DS247.K88 / K89 2003