01541cam a2200193 i 4500020001800000041000900018082001600027245010000043260005000143300005200193504005100245520086100296546001301157650002601170650003401196650004401230650003801274700003501312  a9781474430661  aeng-04a953.6bGUL-04aThe Gulf in World History :bArabia at the Global Crossroads /cEdited by Allen James Fromherz.  aEdinburg :bEdinburg university Press,c2020.  axvii, 370p.billustrations (some color), maps ;  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe Gulf sits at an ancient crossroads of cultures and faiths, and at the heart of modern trade stretching back to the origins of civilization. As a site of both conflict and peaceful encounter, it can be studied in the context of world history, as a place of cultural and historical encounter. From medieval astrology to museum architecture, from the trade of glass and pearls to the role of Indians, Africans, Christian monks, Mandaeans and merchants, this book spans historical periods and disciplinary approaches. It is united by one overarching the Gulf as a cosmopolitan nexus and space of encounter. The chapters describe a Gulf simultaneously perched on the edge of empires and at the centre of world events. Presenting new evidence, new theoretical approaches, and new arguments, this volume aims to change understandings of the Gulf in the world.  aEnglish.  aDiplomatic relations.  aPersian Gulf StatesxHistory.  aPersian Gulf StatesxForeign relations.  aMiddle EastzPersian Gulf Region.1 aFromherz, Allen Jameseeditor.