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PublisherArabian Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100954479246

ISBN-139780954479244

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Book TitleMubarak Al-Sabah : Founder of Modern Kuwait 1896-1915

Number of Pages478 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicWorld / Middle Eastern, Islam / General, Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Middle East / General

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Political Science, History

AuthorB. J. Slot, Ben J. Slot

FormatHardcover

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Item Weight32.5 Oz

Item Length6.3 in

Item Width9.4 in

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LCCN2007-552913

Dewey Edition22

Reviews'B. J. Slot has produced a meticulously researched political biography of Shaikh Mubarak Al-Sabah that also serves as a first-class history of Kuwait at the turn of the last century and during the build-up to the First World War.', "B. J. Slot has produced a meticulously researched political biography of Shaikh Mubarak Al-Sabah that also serves as a first-class history of Kuwait at the turn of the last century and during the build-up to the First World War." - Christopher Davidson, Asian Affairs, March 2008, "The portrait sketched by B. J. Slot is that of a small shaykhdom at the mercy of complex international machinations involving the British, the Ottomans, the Germans, the Russians, the French, the Al Sa'ud, and the Al Rashid...Mubarak Al-Sabah is a very detailed diplomatic history and a largely European one at that...Mubarak is portrayed in a very favorable light - fully aware of the international situation, astute in how much he could accomplish, and canny in dealing with stronger powers and neighbors despite his self-characterization as 'a simple Arab sitting on the edge of the desert'...The book includes a very useful guide to archival sources, and it is a relief to be able to read a book with actual footnotes." - J. E. Peterson, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 40, 2008, The portrait sketched by B. J. Slot is that of a small shaykhdom at the mercy of complex international machinations involving the British, the Ottomans, the Germans, the Russians, the French, the Al Sa'ud, and the Al Rashid. ... Mubarak Al-Sabah is a very detailed diplomatic history and a largely European one at that. ... Mubarak is portrayed in a very favorable light - fully aware of the international situation, astute in how much he could accomplish, and canny in dealing with stronger powers and neighbors despite his self-characterization as 'a simple Arab sitting on the edge of the desert'. ... The book includes a very useful guide to archival sources, and it is a relief to be able to read a book with actual footnotes., In literature on Kuwaiti history, there is generally little written about the Al-Sabah dynasty, and particularly about the influential and charismatic Mubarak Al-Sabah. B. J. Slot's work fills this gap. ... Mubarak advanced the interests of Kuwait and assured international recognition of his dynasty in an environment of vying Western colonial powers and Ottoman forces. ... Mubarak Al-Sabah ... is a useful addition to the historical literature on the political development of Kuwait. For historians, a distinguishing feature of this text is the comprehensive use of existing sources., '__The portrait sketched by B. J. Slot is that of a small shaykhdom at the mercy of complex international machinations involving the British, the Ottomans, the Germans, the Russians, the French, the Al Sa?__ud, and the Al Rashid. ?_? Mubarak Al-Sabah is a very detailed diplomatic history and a largely European one at that. ?_? Mubarak is portrayed in a very favorable light ?__ fully aware of the international situation, astute in how much he could accomplish, and canny in dealing with stronger powers and neighbors despite his self-characterization as ?__a simple Arab sitting on the edge of the desert?__. ?_? The book includes a very useful guide to archival sources, and it is a relief to be able to read a book with actual footnotes.'__, 'The portrait sketched by B. J. Slot is that of a small shaykhdom at the mercy of complex international machinations involving the British, the Ottomans, the Germans, the Russians, the French, the Al Sa'ud, and the Al Rashid. '_¦ Mubarak Al-Sabah is a very detailed diplomatic history and a largely European one at that. '_¦ Mubarak is portrayed in a very favorable light ' fully aware of the international situation, astute in how much he could accomplish, and canny in dealing with stronger powers and neighbors despite his self-characterization as 'a simple Arab sitting on the edge of the desert'. '_¦ The book includes a very useful guide to archival sources, and it is a relief to be able to read a book with actual footnotes.', "In literature on Kuwaiti history, there is generally little written about the Al-Sabah dynasty, and particularly about the influential and charismatic Mubarak Al-Sabah. B. J. Slot's work fills this gap...Mubarak advanced the interests of Kuwait and assured international recognition of his dynasty in an environment of vying Western colonial powers and Ottoman forces...Mubarak Al-Sabah...is a useful addition to the historical literature on the political development of Kuwait. For historians, a distinguishing feature of this text is the comprehensive use of existing sources." - Jack L. Babcock, MESA Bulletin 41:1, 2007, '__B. J. Slot has produced a meticulously researched political biography of Shaikh Mubarak Al-Sabah that also serves as a first-class history of Kuwait at the turn of the last century and during the build-up to the First World War.'__, B. J. Slot has produced a meticulously researched political biography of Shaikh Mubarak Al-Sabah that also serves as a first-class history of Kuwait at the turn of the last century and during the build-up to the First World War., '__In literature on Kuwaiti history, there is generally little written about the Al-Sabah dynasty, and particularly about the influential and charismatic Mubarak Al-Sabah. B. J. Slot?__s work fills this gap. ?_? Mubarak advanced the interests of Kuwait and assured international recognition of his dynasty in an environment of vying Western colonial powers and Ottoman forces. ?_? Mubarak Al-Sabah ?_? is a useful addition to the historical literature on the political development of Kuwait. For historians, a distinguishing feature of this text is the comprehensive use of existing sources.'__, 'In literature on Kuwaiti history, there is generally little written about the Al-Sabah dynasty, and particularly about the influential and charismatic Mubarak Al-Sabah. B. J. Slot's work fills this gap. '_¦ Mubarak advanced the interests of Kuwait and assured international recognition of his dynasty in an environment of vying Western colonial powers and Ottoman forces. '_¦ Mubarak Al-Sabah '_¦ is a useful addition to the historical literature on the political development of Kuwait. For historians, a distinguishing feature of this text is the comprehensive use of existing sources.'

Dewey Decimal953.67

Table Of ContentKuwait's Emergence in the 19th Century; The Regional Crisis of 1890-1895; Change of Rule in Kuwait, 1896; The British Solution, 1897-1899; The Secret Agreement Partially Unveiled, 1899-1900; The Hinterland and Sarif, 1900-1901; The "Kuwait Crisis" and the Status Quo Understanding, 1901-1902; Mubarak's Position Improves, 1902-1904; Mubarak's Attempts at Independence, 1904-1907; Mubarak and the Young Turks, 1908-1912; Turkey and Britain Agree Kuwait's Legal Status, 1912-13; Mubarak's Last Years, 1913-15; Index.

SynopsisIn the is political life of Mubarak Al-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915, B. J. Slot examines his career in unsurpassed detail, analysing its significance and presenting a balanced assessment of the man and his achievement. In doing so, he draws on a much wider range of sources than any previous biography Mubarak Al-Sabah took control of his tiny state in 1896, just as the Ottoman Empire seemed on the point of swallowing it up. He then played for time, kindling a hesitant British interest in Kuwait by deftly exploiting the rivalry among European powers interested in Kuwait's strategic possibilities as the terminus of a railway - conceived as the vital link in rapid communication between Europe and India. By the Agreement of 1899, concluded secretly, Mubarak contrived to make Kuwait a British protectorate, but in the vaguest and most deniable way. The Agreement's very secrecy afforded him wide freedom of action, especially in tribal conflicts in the Arabian hinterland. He could be confident that well-timed overtures to Turks, Russians, Germans, French or even Persians would serve to keep Britain engaged in Kuwait's protecion. Only with the outbreak of the First World War did Britain dare publicly to declare Kuwait a protectorate, by which time its autonomy had become an accepted fact. Mubarak's reign was thus pivotal in establishing Kuwait as a separate and sovereign entity under international law., In the is political life of Mubarak Al-Sabah, ruler of Kuwait from 1896 to 1915, B. J. Slot examines his career in unsurpassed detail, analysing its significance and presenting a balanced assessment of the man and his achievement.

LC Classification NumberDS247.K87

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