Abu Dhabi : birth of an oil shaikhdom / by Clarence C. Mann.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-146) and index.

Chapter I. THE LAND AND ITS INHABITANTS : The Undefined Shaikhdom - General Aspects of the Area - The Coast from Khaur al-' Udaid to al-Jubail - The Interior of al-Dhafrah - Townsmen and Bedouin - The Bani Yas and Manasir Tribes - The Tribes of the al-Buraimi Area -- II. CREATION OF A SHAIKHDOM : The Historical Setting - Wahhabi Incursions in al-Dhafrah - The General Treaty of 1820 - Tahnun Ibn Shakhbut, 1818-1833 -- III. THE TURBULENT YEARS : The Independence of Dubai - The Resurgence of Piracy - Settlement at al-' Udaid - Early Conflict in al-Buraimi - The Anti-Slavery Agreements - The Ten Year Maritime Truce - The Assassination of Shaikh Khalifah - Abu Dhabi Challenges the Wahhabis -- IV. THE REIGN OF SHAIKH ZAID : Power Changes in the Area - The Resettlement of al-' Udaid - Petty Wars Along the Trucial Coast - Broadening Conflicts and Interests - The End of an Era -- V. THE EBB OF ABU DHABI' S FORTUNE : British Boundary Concepts - Rule by Assassination - The Decline of the Pearl Trade - The Prospect of Oil -- VI. OIL, SAND AND SEA : The Return of the Oil Interests - The Dispute Over al-Buraimi - A Decade of Oil Development -- VII. THE UNFORTUNATELY RICH SHAIKHDOM : The Ruling Family - The British Position - The Impact of Wealth on the Shaikhdom - Economic Development in Abu Dhabi -- APPENDICES I. Genealogy of the Al Bu Falah Shaikhs of Abu Dhabi -- II. Chronology of Events -- III. Preliminary Treaty of 1820 -- IV. General Treaty of Peace -- V. Treaty of Peace in Perpetuity -- VI. Breach of the Maritime Peace in 1868 -- VII. Mutua! Agreement of 1879 -- VIII. Exclusive Agreement of 1892 -- LIST OF MAPS : Map I. The Shaikhdom of Abu Dhabi (in two sections) - Map II. Abu Dhabi Island - Map III. Villages of al-Buraimi - Map IV. Boundary Proposals.