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