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The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf, 1968–1971
Brandon Friedman
The End of Pax Britannica in the Persian Gulf, 1968–1971
Brandon Friedman The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
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Acknowledgments
This book would not have been possible without the guidance and support of my doctoral supervisors, Professor David Menashri and Professor Uzi Rabi. I owe a debt of immense gratitude to them for everything they have done for me. I would also like to pay tribute to Professor Joseph Kostiner (of blessed memory), whose influence on my work is like a finger- sketch in the dust: its faint outline is not always visible, but it is always there. I am also deeply indebted to my teachers, who generously shared their knowledge and scholarship with me over the years: Professor Meir Litvak, Professor Eyal Zisser, Dr. Paul Rivlin, Professor Bruce Maddy- Weitzman, Professor Ofra Bengio, and Professor David Yeroushalmi. I would also like to thank former directors of the Moshe Dayan Center (MDC)—Professor Asher Susser, Professor Itamar Rabinovich, and Professor Shimon Shamir—for their scholarly example, support, and encouragement. Tel Aviv University provided me with the enormous privilege and opportunity to pursue a doctorate and later to become a member of the faculty. This wo
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