Conflicts in the Persian Gulf : origins and evolution

Author(s)

• Askari, Hossein

Bibliographic Information

Conflicts in the Persian Gulf : origins and evolution

Hossein Askari

Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-203) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book analyzes the origins of conflicts and wars in the Persian Gulf, assesses the common factor(s) that have been their essential fuel, determines their fallout for the political, economic, and human development of the region, and provides insight into how they may be better contained.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Ahmad Ghoreishi 1. Catalogue of Persian Gulf Conflicts 2. Sectarian and Religious Disputes 3. Ethnic and Tribal Disputes 5. Territorial and Resource (Oil, Natural Gas, Water) Disputes 5. The Impact of Governance, Underdevelopment, Deprivation, and Injustice 6. The Impact of Foreigners 7. The Fallout 8. The Evolution 9. Islam and Reconciliation 10. Conclusion

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB16017262
• ISBN:
  • 9781137358370
• LCCN: 2013019038
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 213 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HN662.Z9
  • DC23 : 303.609536
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Violence -- Persian Gulf Region -- History
  • LCSH : Persian Gulf Region -- Regional disparities
  • LCSH : Natural resources -- Persian Gulf Region
  • LCSH : Ethnic conflict -- Persian Gulf Region
  • LCSH : Violence -- Religious aspects -- Islam
  • LCSH : Islam and state -- Persian Gulf Region