The Origins of Kuwait

The Origins of Kuwait
Author: B. Slot
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789004094093

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Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physical size. The country had already played a role in history before, however. Local sources take that history back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The present book takes the history of Kuwait still further back using European sources. It includes analyses and comparisons of indications on maps from the sixteenth century onwards and of references to the Kuwait area in documents produced by officials of the Dutch East India Company-the principal Western political and economic power in the Gulf during most of early modern times-, in British documents and in early travel accounts. The book is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the political position of Kuwait in history vis-a-vis its neighbours, especially the Ottoman authorities in Basra.


The Origins of Kuwait
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: B. Slot
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: BRILL

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Since the discovery of the worlds third largest oil reserves within its borders, Kuwait has achieved international political prominence far exceeding its physic
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Authors:
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Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Debbie Nevins
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-15 - Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

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Situated at the edge of the Persian Gulf, this small and oil-rich country only became an independent nation in 1961. The whole of Kuwait is covered by a dry and