FREDERICK ANSCOMBE WILLIAM BEEMAN M. REDHA BHACKER JOAEO TELES E CUNHA TOURAJ DARYAEE WILLEM FLOOR RUDI MATTHEE SHAHNAZ NADJMABADI JOHN PETERSON DANIEL POTTS PATRICIA RISSO ABDUL SHERIFF GARY SICK MOHAMMAD BAGHER VOSOUGHI DONALD WHITCOMB

Exploring the history of the Persian Gulf from ancient times until the present day, leading authorities treat the internal history of the region and describe the role outsiders have played there. The book focuses on the unity and identity of Gulf society and how the Gulf historically has been part of a cosmopolitan Indian Ocean world.