This dissertation is concerned with the interaction between politics and trade in late Safavid Iran. It explores government reactions to the economic crisis that occurred in the reign of Shah Solayman (1666-1694). The dissertation's argument is informed by the conviction that Sa…
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The Anglo-American Gulf: Britain's Departure and America's Arrival in the Persian Gulf is a historical narrative that examines how London and Washington influenced the Persian Gulf region from World War II to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. This study examines how the British fo…
This dissertation explores the United States' response to the steady decline of British power in the Persian Gulf region between Iran's 1951 nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and President Lyndon Johnson's initial efforts in 1968 to cope with Britain's proposed de…
The Arabian (Persian) Gulf is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by negative water mass balance caused by the aridity of the region. Its physical oceanography has not been investigated adequately. There is considerable uncertainty about the driving forces of the non-tidal current…