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082	0	4	_a953.6 _bGUL-
245	0	4	_aThe Gulf in World History : _bArabia at the Global Crossroads / _cEdited by Allen James Fromherz.
260			_aEdinburg : _bEdinburg university Press, _c2020.
300			_axvii, 370p. _billustrations (some color), maps ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_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.
546			_aEnglish.
650			_aDiplomatic relations.
650			_aPersian Gulf States _xHistory.
650			_aPersian Gulf States _xForeign relations.
650			_aMiddle East _zPersian Gulf Region.
700	1		_aFromherz, Allen James _eeditor.
942			_2ddc _cBK