The Persian Gulf in history

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Archaeology and Early History of the Persian Gulf

Chapter 3 The Persian Gulf in Late Antiquity: The Sasanian Era (200–700 c.e.)

Chapter 4 The Gulf in the Early Islamic Period: The Contribution of Archaeology to Regional History

Chapter 5 The Kings of Hormuz: From the Beginning until the Arrival of the Portuguese

Chapter 6 Boom and Bust: The Port of Basra in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Chapter 7 The Arab Presence on the Iranian Coast of the Persian Gulf

Chapter 8 Gulf Society: An Anthropological View of the Khalijis —Their Evolution and Way of Life

Chapter 9 The Cultural Unity of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean: A Longue Durée Historical Perspective

Chapter 10 The Persian Gulf and the Swahili Coast: A History of Acculturation over the Longue Durée

Chapter 12 The Portuguese Presence in the Persian Gulf

Chapter 13 Dutch Relations with the Persian Gulf

Chapter 14 The Ottoman Role in the Gulf

Chapter 15 Britain and the Gulf: At the Periphery of Empire

Chapter 16 The United States and the Persian Gulf in the Twentieth Century