The Persian Gulf in Modern Times ─ People, Ports, and History

This book explores the historiography, ports, and peoples of the Persian Gulf over the past two centuries. The authors seek to clarify how the historical Gulf is different from that of the modern day, and offers a more inclusive history of the region than previously available. The volume takes a fresh approach that examines the region from the viewpoint of local historians combined with important original research. By restoring the history of minority communities which until now have been silenced, it provides a corrective to the "official story" put forward by modern states. It is a major contribution to the history of the region, and follows up the previous groundbreaking Palgrave Macmillan volume, also edited by Lawrence G. Potter, The Persian Gulf in History.

Lawrence G. Potter is Adjunct Associate Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University, USA, where he has taught since 1996. He also serves as Deputy Director of the Gulf/2000 Project. He holds a PhD in History from Columbia and has edited five volumes on the region, most recently Sectarian Politics in the Persian Gulf andThe Persian Gulf in History.