Arabic documents, 1899-1949: = Al-Waṯāʾiq al-ʿarabīya, 1899-1949

This publication has its origin in the desire to make available the mass of material in the Arabic language from the files of the British Political Agency, Kuwait. The Arabic texts preserved in these files form a rich and interesting source for reading and research. The volume and range of material...

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Other Authors: Asser, Martin (Editor), Priestland, Jane (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:Arabic
English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge Archive Editions [2019]
Series:Library editions
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Summary:This publication has its origin in the desire to make available the mass of material in the Arabic language from the files of the British Political Agency, Kuwait. The Arabic texts preserved in these files form a rich and interesting source for reading and research. The volume and range of material is extensive, the majority consisting of correspondence that passed between the Ruler and the Political Agency. Although the Agreement between Kuwait and Great Britain, (23 January 1899), gave the British no right to intervene in domestic affairs, many of the letters and reports concern internal matters such as pearling, trade, banking, Islamic and legal affairs and oil negotiations. A larger number, however, deal with tribal disturbances, Wahhabi incursions, the ruling family's date gardens in Basra, smuggling and other issues involving Kuwait's external affairs and, in particular relations with neighbours in what are today Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Item Description:"Cambridge Archive Editions is an imprint of Cambridge University Press" -- Impressum
"Reprinted in Library Editions' format 2019" -- Impressum
"First published in hardback 1994 [...]; published in e-book 2014" -- Impressum
Facsims of editions originally published 1899-1949
Physical Description:12 Bände
ISBN:9781788067102

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