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The Making of the Gulf War: Origins of Kuwait's Long-standing Territorial Dispute with Iraq

The Making of the Gulf War: Origins of Kuwait's Long-standing Territorial Dispute with Iraq


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Kuwait's long-standing territorial dispute with Iraq, culminating in the 1991 Gulf War, should properly be viewed within an extended historical context dating back to the Ottoman period. Tracing the origins of this dispute through a detailed chronological account of events, Dr Rahman describes how Anglo-Ottoman manoeuvres in the 1890s were to have repercussions on Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations for generations to come. He considers the effect of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent redefinition of many of the boundaries of the Empire's former provinces in the Middle East. Mesopotamia, now Iraq, became a kingdom under British mandate, and in 1932 it attained independence. The boundaries of Kuwait - already a British protected state - were defined in 1922-3, but as soon as the Emirate gained independence in 1961, Iraq tried to annex it under the misconception that Iraq, as the successor to the Ottoman Empire in Mesopotamia, had a claim on Kuwait. Studied within this historical context, and from a geopolitical perspective, it can be seen as something of an inevitability that Saddam Hussein of Iraq should want to fulfil a long-standing ambition to take Kuwait and become the unrivalled leader of the Arab world.

Table of Contents:
The Strategic Importance of Kuwait and Anglo-Ottoman Rivalry; The Status of Kuwait and its Northern Frontier; The Problems of Smuggling and Iraqi Territorial Encroachments, 1930-1939; The War of Propaganda and Campaigns for Annexation, 1930-1939; The Elusive Frontier Line and the Problem at Umm Qasr, 1935-1945; The Frontier Disputes and the Nodal Point South of Safwan, 1945-1955; The Abortive Shatt al-Arab and Umm Qasr Agreements, 1954-1957; Qasim's Claims and British Intervention, 1958-1962; The Struggle for Warba and Bubiyan in the Period of Recognition, 1963-1989; The Gulf War and its Aftermath; Concluding Remarks.

About the Author :
Dr Rahman obtained his Ph.D. at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and was formerly Assistant Professor of History at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is now Senior Research Officer at the Research and Documents Division of Diwan Amiri, State of Qatar. His previous book, A British Defence Problem in the Middle East, 1946-7, was published by Ithaca Press in 1994.

Review :
'a useful book that places the territorial disputes between Kuwait and Iraq in a proper historical framework.' Middle East Journal 'This is a workmanlike account of Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations over the past hundred-odd years...Rahman's evident concern to leave no stone unturned is commendable' The International History Review 'expertly and comprehensively researched...for the first time, a detailed examination of the long-standing border dispute.' Asian Affairs


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780863722073
  • Publisher: Garnet Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Ithaca Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1066 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0863722075
  • Publisher Date: 18 Nov 1997
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Origins of Kuwait's Long-standing Territorial Dispute with Iraq
  • Width: 155 mm


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