Mubarak Al-Sabah : founder of modern Kuwait, 1896-1915 / B.J. Slot.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-442) and index.

Maps : Kuwait and the Arabian Peninsula - Northern Arabia, Iraq and the Gulf -- 1. Kuwait's Emergence in the 19th Century : 1.1 The question of Kuwait's origins - 1.2 Kuwait before 1870 - 1.3 Kuwait and the Ottoman Empire up to 1866 - 1.4 The Ottoman attempt to gain control, 1866-7 - 1.5 Kuwait and Midhat Pasha - 1.6 Fluctuating Ottoman fortunes in Arabia - 1.7 After Midhat Pasha -- 2. The Regional Crisis of 1890-1895 : 2.1 The upper Gulf and international politics in the 1890s - 2.2 Kuwait in the last years of Shaikh Abdallah - 2.3 The Ottomans and the regional crisis of the early 1890s -- 3. Change of Rule in Kuwait, 1896 : 3.1 Kuwait under Shaikh Muhammad, 1892-6 - 3.2 Mubarak's takeover, 1896 - 3.3 Mubarak establishes himself -- 4. The British Solution, 1897-1899 : 4.1 Mubarak courts the British - 4.2 The evolution of British interest - 4.3 The conversion of Meade and India - 4.4 False alarms tilt the balance in London - 4.5 The " Agreement " of 1899 - 4.6 An illegal agreement? -- 5. The Secret Agreement Partially Unveiled, 1899-1900 : 5.1 First rumours - 5.2 First consequences of the 1899 Agreement - 5.3 Differing views on the 1899 Agreement - 5.4 Baghdad Railway plans take shape - 5.5 British revelations to the Germans -- 6. The Hinterland and Sarif, 1900-1901 : 6.1 The Russian game - 6.2 Relations with the Ottomans - 6.3 Impending conflict in the desert - 6.4 The Battle of Sarif and its consequences - 6.5 The Ottomans decide to act -- 7. The " Kuwait Crisis " and the Status Quo Understanding, 1901-1902 : 7.1 The Perseus and Zuhaf incident - 7.2 The Status Quo Understanding takes shape - 7.3 The Ottoman test the status quo - 7.4 The Pomone flag incident - 7.5 International opinion in carly 1902 - 7.6 The Ottomans occupy Kuwaiti territory - 7.7 Halting the Ottoman encroachment - 7.8 Britain redefines its Kuwait policy - 7.9 The affair of Mubarak's Basra agent -- 8. Mubarak's Position Improves, 1902-1904 : 8.1 The Lapwing incident, 1902 - 8.2 After Lapwing : the Baghdad Railway - 8.3 After Lapuing : the nephews and the hinterland - 8.4 Curzon's visit, 1903 - 8.5 The British agency in Kuwait -- 9. Mubarak's Attempts at Independence, 1904-1907 : 9.1 A shifting international scene - 9.2 The arms trade and Goguyer - 9.3 Safwan 1905 : Goguyer and desert reconciliation - 9.4 New railway alarms - 9.5 Knox's return and change in the desert - 9.6 Negotiations over Bandar Shuwaikh - 9.7 Financing Mubarak's desert policy -- 10. Mubarak and the Young Turks, 1908-1912 : 10.1 The new Ottoman government, 1908 - 10.2 Capt. Shakespear as political agent in Kuwait - 10.3 War with the Muntafiq, 1910-11 - 10.4 Negotiations over the Railway and Kuwait's status - 10.5 Internal troubles -- 11. Turkey and Britain Agree Kuwait's Legal Status, 1912-1913 : 11.1 Repercussions of Ottoman defeats - 11.2 Anglo-Ottoman negotiations resume - 11.3 The Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 - 11.4 Mubarak's reaction to the Convention - 11.5 Legal consequences of the Convention -- 12. Mubarak's Last Years, 1913-1915 : 12.1 Towards the First World War - 12.2 The final two years.