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Britain and State Formation in Arabia 1962-1971 - From Aden to Abu Dhabi (Paperback)
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Britain and State Formation in Arabia 1962-1971 - From Aden to Abu Dhabi (Paperback)
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Half a century ago, Britain abandoned Aden, its last colonial
outpost in the Arab world as its attempt to establish a new polity
foundered amid a rising tide of Arab nationalism, tribal infighting
and anti-colonial sentiment that eventually gave rise to the
establishment of South Yemen. Yet just over three years later in
1971, a new state, the United Arab Emirates, emerged in Arabia,
formed from the old Trucial states over which Britain had long held
sway. At a time when state failure and fragmentation has become
synonymous with much of the Middle East and where the very idea of
sovereignty and legitimacy have become contested issues, this
comparative historical study of the varied British attempts at
state creation on the Arabian peninsula offers important insights
into the limits of external ambition, as well as the possibilities
that great power retrenchment offered to the peoples of the region.
The legacy of British influence in Aden and Abu Dhabi still very
much resonates today; this volume explains why. This book was
originally published as a special issue of Middle Eastern Studies.
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