Britain and the Arab Gulf after Empire

<p>Although Britain’s formal imperial role in the smaller oil-rich Sheikhdoms of the Arab Gulf – Kuwait Bahrain Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – ended in 1971 Britain continued to have a strong interest and continuing presence in the region. This book explores the nature of Britain’s role after the formal end of empire. It traces the historical events of the post-imperial years including the 1973 oil shock the fall of the Shah in Iran and the beginnings of the Iran–Iraq War; considers the changing positions towards the region of other major world powers including the United States; and engages with debates on the nature of empire and the end of empire. The book is a sequel to the author’s highly acclaimed previous books <i>Britain’s Revival and Fall in the Gulf: Kuwait Bahrain Qatar and the Trucial States 1950–71 </i>(Routledge 2004) and <i>Ending Empire in the Middle East: Britain the United States and Post-war Decolonization 1945–1973 </i>(Routledge 2012).</p>