Shifting Lines in the Sand - Kuwait's Elusive Frontier with Iraq (Hardcover)


An account of how the frontier between Iraq and Kuwait - the key cause of the Gulf war - was decided. In the 19th century Britain became aware of Kuwait's strategic importance and used both diplomacy and gunboats to help its ruler ward off Ottoman territorial claims.

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An account of how the frontier between Iraq and Kuwait - the key cause of the Gulf war - was decided. In the 19th century Britain became aware of Kuwait's strategic importance and used both diplomacy and gunboats to help its ruler ward off Ottoman territorial claims.

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Imprint

I.B. Tauris

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

December 1992

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Dimensions

234 x 156mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

256

ISBN-13

978-1-85043-570-9

Barcode

9781850435709

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LSN

1-85043-570-7



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