The origins of the United Arab Emirates : a political and social history of the Trucial States / Rosemarie Said Zahlan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270) and index.

Map -- 1. The Trucial States in 1919 : Rule by Tradition : Abu Dhabi - Dubai - Sharjah - Ajman and Umm al-Qaiwain -- 2. The Aftermath of War : Perpetuation of Control : Reconsideration of Policy - Reorganisation of Administration - Treaties with Arab Rulers - The Officers of Government: Title and Function - The Political Resident in Bushire - The Residency Agent in Sharjah - The Political Agent in Bahrain - The Medical Officer on the Trucial Coast - The Political Agent in Muscat - The Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Division -- 3. The Challenge to Power : Brother, Nephew and Son -- 4. Maintenance of Power : Political and Social Fabric : The Ruler's Economic Base - Administrative Functions - Maintenance of the Ruler's Authority - Relations with Britain - The Consequences of the Decline of a Ruler's Authority -- 5. Saudi Arabia and Iran : Outside Pressures - The Back Door : Wahhabi Influence in 1925 - The Sea Front : Iran in 1928 -- 6. Establishment of the Air-Route : Test of Imperial Policy -- 7. The Preliminary Oil Concessions : Triumphant Enterprise : Petroleum Concessions Ltd - Implementation of 1922 Agreements : Ultimatum of 1937 - Capitulation of Abu Dhabi -- 8. Territorial Claims : Saudi Arabia and Iran -- 9. Boundary Disputes : Chaos in Order -- 10. The Reform Movement of Dubai : The Beginnings Democracy -- 11. The Exercise of Power : British Representatives K. B. 'Isa bin 'Abd al-Latif OBE, Residency Agent 1919-35 - Lieutenant-Colonel Sir T. C. W. Fowle KCIE, CBE, Political Resident 1932-9 -- 12. The Trucial States in 1939 : The Dawn of a New Age -- 13. Epilogue : The Emergence of the United Arab Emirates -- Appendix 1: Genealogy of the Ruling Families of the Trucial States - Appendix 2 : British representatives.