{"product_id":"britain-and-state-formation-in-arabia-1962-1971","title":"Britain and State Formation in Arabia 1962–1971","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf a century ago, Britain abandoned Aden, its last colonial outpost in the Arab world as its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eattempt to establish a new polity foundered amid a rising tide of Arab nationalism, tribal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einfighting and anti-colonial sentiment that eventually gave rise to the establishment of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouth Yemen. Yet just over three years later in 1971, a new state, the United Arab Emirates,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eemerged in Arabia, formed from the old Trucial states over which Britain had long held\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esway. At a time when state failure and fragmentation has become synonymous with much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Middle East and where the very idea of sovereignty and legitimacy have become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtested issues, this comparative historical study of the varied British attempts at state\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecreation on the Arabian peninsula offers important insights into the limits of external ambition,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas well as the possibilities that great power retrenchment offered to the peoples of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eregion. The legacy of British influence in Aden and Abu Dhabi still very much resonates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoday; this volume explains why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was originally published as a special issue of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55002100433240,"sku":"9780367892050","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367892050.jpg?v=1777958165","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/britain-and-state-formation-in-arabia-1962-1971","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}