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, offering a more inclusive history of the region than previously available. Restoring the history of minority communities which until now have been s
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The Persian Gulf in Modern Times People, Ports, and History
Edited by
Lawrence G. Potter
THE PERSIAN GULF IN MODERN TIMES
Copyright © Lawrence G. Potter, 2014. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-48576-2 All rights reserved. First published in 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-50380-3 DOI 10.1057/9781137485779
ISBN 978-1-137-48577-9 (eBook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Persian Gulf in modern times : people, ports, and history / edited by Lawrence G. Potter. pages cm Includes index. 1. Persian Gulf Region—History. 2. Persian Gulf Region— Historiography. 3. Persian Gulf Region—Social conditions. I. Potter, Lawrence G. DS326.P746 2014 953.6—dc23
2014026563
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: December 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book was made possible (in part) by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the authors.
Contents
List of Illustrations
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Note on Transliteration
xi
Introduction Lawrence G. Potter
1
Part I
The Historiography of the Persian Gulf
Chapter 1 Rethinking the History of Port Cities in the Gulf Nelida Fuccaro
23
Chapter 2 Narrative and the Historian’s Craft in the Arabic Historiography of the Gulf Fahad Ahmad Bishara
47
Chapter 3 The Historiography of the Persian Gulf: A Survey of the Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Persian Sources Gholam Reza Vatandoust
73
Chapter 4 Narrating the Gulf: Literary Evidence for History Muhsin al-Musawi
Part II
103
Port Cities and Littoral Society
Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of Port Cities in the Persian Gulf Lawrence G. Potter
131
Chapter 6 Muscat as a Port City J. E. Peterson
153
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Contents
Chapter 7
Bushehr: Southern Gateway to Iran Willem Floor
Chapter 8
Inside a Gulf Port: The Dynamics of Urban Life in Pre-Oil Kuwait Farah Al-Nakib
Part III Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
173
199
Peoples of the Gulf
Indian Communities in the Persian Gulf, c. 1500–1947 James Onley
231
The Baloch as an Ethnic Group in the Persian Gulf Region Carina Jahani
267
“Purity and Confusion”: The Hawala between Persians and Arabs in the Contemporary Gulf Ahmed al-Dailami
299
Chapter 12
The African Presence in Eastern Arabia Matthew S. Hopper
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