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 11 India and the Gulf: Encounters from the Mid-Sixteenth to the Mid-Twentieth Centuries

Chapter 12 The Portuguese Presence in 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