The center of the world : a global history of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the present /
Allen James Fromherz
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
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| Omfang | xxii, 306 sider ; : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Introduction : the global Gulf : center of the world -- Dilmun : from the beginning of world trade to the rise of Islam (2800 BCE-632 CE) -- Basra : where Islam became a world religion (632-1000 CE) -- Siraf : boom and bust in the medieval Gulf (1000-1500 CE) -- Hormuz : how the Gulf shaped a European empire (1500-1793 CE) -- Muscat : Oman, the British and the long nineteenth century (1793-1945 CE) -- Dubai : the global Gulf in a global age (1945-present) -- Conclusion : the future of the global Gulf.. - "There is far more to the history of the Gulf than oil, airports and skyscrapers. For over 4000 years, the Gulf has been a global crossroads, at the center of world history while managing to avoid control by the world's greatest empires in Arabia, Persia and Babylon. Taking advantage of the geography of mountains, deserts, marshes and the monsoon, the people of the Gulf still benefited from the wealth gained from connecting empires. Focusing each chapter on different ports around the Gulf, this sweeping history shows how the people of the Gulf adapted to larger changes in world history, creating a system of free trade, merchant rule, and commerce that continues to benefit the Gulf region today"--
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| ISBN | 9780520398559
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