An exploration of the modern history of Bahrain and its international relations, Joyce investigates the country's relations with the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the USSR. Placing today's events in context, she covers the history of tension between Sunni and Shia Bahrainis and concludes with the still-unfolding events of the Arab spring.

Autorentext
Miriam Joyce is a professor of History at Purdue University Calumet.

Inhalt
Oil, Iran and Palestine Arab Nationalism and the British Decision to Depart From Independence to the Ramadan/Yom Kippur War Old Problems and New Challenges After the Shah's Departure From the Gulf Cooperation Council to the Arab Spring