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_bM67 2018
100 _aMorton, Michael Quentin.
245 1 2 _aA fateful intrusion :
_bthe British India line in the Arabian Gulf, 1862-1982 /
_cMichael Quentin Morton.
260 _aAbu Dhabi :
_bMinistry of presidential affairs National Archives,
_c2018.
300 _a274 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical (p. 269-279) references and index.
505 0 _aChapter 1. Surprising Evolutions, 1839-68 -- Chapter 2. The Suez Canal, 1869-87 -- Chapter 3. Foreign Rivalries, 1888-1911 -- Chapter 4. Perils of the Sea -- Chapter 5. Echoes of War, 1912-21 -- Chapter 6. A New Imperative. 1922-45 -- Chapter 7. Time and Tide, 1946-82 -- Maps : Traditional trading routes - The Red Sea and Euphrates Valley routes, London-India - BI’s services in the western Indian Ocean, 1878-88 - The Arabian Gulf, with BI’s main and subsidiary ports of call.
610 2 0 _aBritish India Steam Navigation Company
_xHistory.
651 0 _aArabian Gulf States
_xPolitics and government.
651 0 _aArabian Gulf States
_xForign relations
_zGreat Britain.
651 0 _aArabian Gulf States
_xForign relations
_zIndia.
651 0 _aIndia
_xForign relations
_zGreat Britain.
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