THE GULF STATES: A MODERN HISTORY
Book ID/图书代码： 06545012B53860
English Summary/英文概要： The geopolitical importance of the Gulf region is a source both of great interest and great tension. David Commins here provides an in-depth narrative of the modern political history of the Gulf States, offering a comprehensive and accessible account of their recent development and strategic importance. This book sets out a detailed study of the region s history, starting from the empires and dynasties of the pre-modern era. Focusing primarily on economic, cultural, religious and social themes, it works its way forward through the pre-modern patterns of the 14th century to the Muslim empires that dominated in the 16th to early 18th centuries, and from the era of British supremacy to the formation of modern states, Arab nationalism and revolution. The motifs of geography, hierarchy and values are interwoven throughout the book as it examines important topics, including the influence of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of Arab dynasties, oil wealth and modern prosperity, and the formation of the Gulf States as we know them today. Commins goes on to examine recent American involvement in the region, taking examples of American intervention and influence from Kuwait and Iraq, to Iran, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Considering America s increasing hegemony since the 1970s, the book compares the American role in the region to that of the earlier British supremacy - crucially linking the financial burdens of American actions to the US future as regional hegemon. With the importance and impact of the Gulf States continuing to increase, and their futures the subject of much international speculation, this book is an invaluable source of information on the Gulf region s development, essential for students and researchers alike.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 海湾地区的地缘政治的重要性是极大兴趣和巨大的张力的源泉。在这里大卫康明斯对海湾国家现代政治史提出了一个深刻的叙述,对于他们最近的发展和战略重要性给出了一个综合的、易于理解的解释。这本书阐述了一个针对该地区历史,从帝国和前现代时期的详细研究。主要专注于经济、文化、宗教和社会等主题,范围覆盖了从14世纪的前现代模式到16到18世纪早期的穆斯林帝国，同时覆盖了从英国霸权的时代到现代国家的形成,阿拉伯民族主义和革命。地形的图案,层次结构和价值交织在整个书的重要话题中,包括奥斯曼帝国的影响,阿拉伯王朝的崛起,石油财富和现代繁荣以及当今我们所知道的海湾国家的形成。康明斯继续检查最近美国在该地区的参与,以美国干预和科威特和伊拉克,伊朗,沙特阿拉伯和巴林所带来的影响为例。考虑到美国自1970年代以来霸权主义增加,这本书比较了美国在该地区的作用与早期的英国霸权的作用,至关重要的是她将美国行动的经济负担与美国未来的地区霸权联系起来。随着海湾国家的重要性和影响与日俱增,而且他们的未来,被不少国际投机,这本书是一个有关海湾地区发展的宝贵信息来源,对学生和研究人员来说至关重要。(LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 大卫康明斯是本杰明人文科学和科学领域的杰出主席，并且是宾夕法尼亚州迪金森大学的历史教授。他的著作包括《瓦哈比教派的使命》和《沙特阿拉伯(I.B.Tauris,2006年)》,《叙利亚历史辞典(1996年,2004年修订版)》和《伊斯兰改革: 叙利亚奥斯曼帝国后期的政治和社会变化(1990)》。David Commins is Benjamin Rush Distinguished Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of History at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania. His publications include The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia (I.B.Tauris, 2006), Historical Dictionary of Syria (1996, revised edition 2004) and Islamic Reform: Politics and Social Change in Late Ottoman Syria (1990).
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