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Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Shaykhly Authority
Historiography and Sources
Analytical Themes and Organization of the Book
Chapter 2: The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf
The British Deliver the Message of Withdrawal
An Iranian-Saudi Rift Emerges
A Regional Security Pact for the Gulf
Historical Competition and Conflict in the Gulf
A Union of Gulf Shaykhdoms
Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The Shah and King Faysal Reconcile
Interconnections
Chapter 3: One Step Forward, One Step Back
Kuwaiti and Saudi Diplomacy in the Lower Gulf
Iran and the Union of Shaykhdoms
Package Deals
Iran to Replace the British?
Abu Musa and the Two Tunb Islands
Iran and Bahrain and Referendum
Jockeying for Dominance in the Union
Toward Reconciliation?
Iran and the Tunb Islands
A Sense of Urgency
Chapter 4: Iran: The British Successor in the Gulf?
Kuwait's Mediation: Iran and Bahrain
Iran's Bid for the Gulf Islands
A British Reversal?
Faysal and Zayid
Bahrain and the Union
The Shatt Al-Arab and War
Iran Escalates
Between Arab and Iranian Nationalisms
Chapter 5: Nixon, the Shah, and King Faysal
Plots Against King Faysal
Faysal's Call for Islamic Solidarity
Union in Disarray
An Unexpected Demonstration of Force
Inter-Arab Politics
Iran Aims to Replace the British
Chapter 6: Iran Shifting Gears
Iran and Iraq: Shadow War?
Bahrain Diplomacy
Preparing for a Settlement
The U.N. Solution
Iranian-Saudi Pact?
Sharjah's Bid for Oil
Chapter 7: From Crisis to Clarity
Faysal Confronts Zayid
Armed Conflict Over Zarrara?
Tapline Goes Offline
Hedging Their Bets
The Shah's Budget Crisis
The Shah Appeals to Nixon
The Libyan Solution
A New British Policy in the Gulf?
Luce's Consultations
A Union of Nine: Not To Be
Chapter 8: A Sea Change in the Middle East and the Gulf
Big Oil vs. OPEC
Nixon Sides with the Shah
Iran and the Islands
British Confirm Withdrawal
The Wilting Union
The Islands Quandary
War of Words
An Interconnected Gulf
Chapter 9: Grandeur and Independence
Bahraini Independence
Zayid Could Not Wait
Qatar Seeks Saudi Blessing
Negotiating the Islands
Abu Musa
Shaykh Saqr Is Out of Options
Tacit Agreement
Taking the Islands
The Backlash
The End of the Trucial States
The United Arab Emirates
Chapter 10: Conclusion
Bibliography
Official Documents
Arabic Language Media
Persian Language Media
English Language Media
Serials
Books and Articles (English)
Books (Arabic)
Index
Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Shaykhly Authority
Historiography and Sources
Analytical Themes and Organization of the Book
Chapter 2: The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf
The British Deliver the Message of Withdrawal
An Iranian-Saudi Rift Emerges
A Regional Security Pact for the Gulf
Historical Competition and Conflict in the Gulf
A Union of Gulf Shaykhdoms
Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The Shah and King Faysal Reconcile
Interconnections
Chapter 3: One Step Forward, One Step Back
Kuwaiti and Saudi Diplomacy in the Lower Gulf
Iran and the Union of Shaykhdoms
Package Deals
Iran to Replace the British?
Abu Musa and the Two Tunb Islands
Iran and Bahrain and Referendum
Jockeying for Dominance in the Union
Toward Reconciliation?
Iran and the Tunb Islands
A Sense of Urgency
Chapter 4: Iran: The British Successor in the Gulf?
Kuwait's Mediation: Iran and Bahrain
Iran's Bid for the Gulf Islands
A British Reversal?
Faysal and Zayid
Bahrain and the Union
The Shatt Al-Arab and War
Iran Escalates
Between Arab and Iranian Nationalisms
Chapter 5: Nixon, the Shah, and King Faysal
Plots Against King Faysal
Faysal's Call for Islamic Solidarity
Union in Disarray
An Unexpected Demonstration of Force
Inter-Arab Politics
Iran Aims to Replace the British
Chapter 6: Iran Shifting Gears
Iran and Iraq: Shadow War?
Bahrain Diplomacy
Preparing for a Settlement
The U.N. Solution
Iranian-Saudi Pact?
Sharjah's Bid for Oil
Chapter 7: From Crisis to Clarity
Faysal Confronts Zayid
Armed Conflict Over Zarrara?
Tapline Goes Offline
Hedging Their Bets
The Shah's Budget Crisis
The Shah Appeals to Nixon
The Libyan Solution
A New British Policy in the Gulf?
Luce's Consultations
A Union of Nine: Not To Be
Chapter 8: A Sea Change in the Middle East and the Gulf
Big Oil vs. OPEC
Nixon Sides with the Shah
Iran and the Islands
British Confirm Withdrawal
The Wilting Union
The Islands Quandary
War of Words
An Interconnected Gulf
Chapter 9: Grandeur and Independence
Bahraini Independence
Zayid Could Not Wait
Qatar Seeks Saudi Blessing
Negotiating the Islands
Abu Musa
Shaykh Saqr Is Out of Options
Tacit Agreement
Taking the Islands
The Backlash
The End of the Trucial States
The United Arab Emirates
Chapter 10: Conclusion
Bibliography
Official Documents
Arabic Language Media
Persian Language Media
English Language Media
Serials
Books and Articles (English)
Books (Arabic)
Index