The History of KuwaitThe tiny country of Kuwait grabbed the world's attention during the Gulf War, during which its natural petroleum resource became the envy of its neighboring country of Iraq. But Kuwait's history goes back long before any oil was discovered, back to Mesopotamian settlements as early as 3000 BCE. Ideal for high school students as well as general readers, History of Kuwait offers a comprehensive look at how such a small country could, essentially, rule the world with just one natural resource. From sheikhdom to British protectorate to independence to invasion, Kuwait's history is long and rich with culture. Michael S. Casey demonstrates how this Middle Eastern gem has grown throughout the centuries. |
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Indice
2 Desert Origins and Settlement ca 3000 BCE1756 CE | 15 |
3 Desert Sheikhdom 17561899 | 29 |
4 British Protectorate 18991961 | 47 |
5 Independence and Nationhood 19611990 | 65 |
6 Invasion and Occupation 19901991 | 85 |
7 Liberation 1991 | 101 |
8 Reconstruction 19921999 | 117 |
9 Kuwait Today 2000 | 129 |
Notable People in the History of Kuwait | 143 |
Glossary | 147 |
| 151 | |
| 155 | |
Parole e frasi comuni
Ahmad air force Al-Khalifa Al-Sabah family allied Arab Arabian Gulf Bahrain Bani Kaab Bani Khalid Bani Utub Basrah Bedouin bidun billion border Britain British camels caravan century coalition constitution continued country’s defense diplomats domestic economic elected emir especially facilities Faylakha Island foreign History hundred Ibn Saud Ikhwan included independence industry inside Kuwait Iran Iranian Iraq Iraq’s Iraqi forces Iraqi invasion Iraqi occupation Iraqi troops Islam Jaber Kuwait City Kuwait’s economy Kuwait’s oil Kuwaiti citizens Kuwaiti government Kuwaiti military Kuwaiti women liberation major merchants minister missiles Mohamed Moreover Muslim Najd National Assembly naval force nomadic non-Kuwaitis official OPEC Operation Desert Storm Ottoman Empire Palestinians pearls percent petroleum political population prewar quickly region ruler Sabah Saddam Hussein Salem Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdullah sheikhdom Shiite soon threat tion trade tribe United Nations vessels Wahhabis wait’s waiti
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The History of Kuwait The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, ISSN 1096-2905 |
| Autore | Michael S. Casey |
| Edizione | illustrata |
| Editore | Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0313340730, 9780313340734 |
| Lunghezza | 160 pagine |
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