The history of Kuwait / Michael S. Casey.

By: Casey, Michael SContributor(s): Thackeray, Frank W | Findling, John EMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Greenwood histories of the modern nations: Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007Description: xv, 160 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780313340734 (alk. paper); 0313340730 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Kuwait -- HistoryDDC classification: 953.67 LOC classification: DS247.K88 | C37 2007Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
The land and people of Kuwait -- Desert origins and settlement (ca. 3000 BCE-1756 CE) -- Desert sheikhdom (1756-1899) -- British protectorate (1899-1961) -- Independence and nationhood (1961-1990) -- Invasion and occupation (1990-1991) -- Liberation (1991) -- Reconstruction (1992-1999) -- Kuwait today (2000- ) -- Notable people in the history of Kuwait -- Glossary.
Summary: Presents a comprehensive history of the nation of Kuwait from the first Mesopotamian settlements as early as 3000 BCE, its independence from British control, occupation by Iraq in 1990, and liberation and reconstruction.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-154) and index.

The land and people of Kuwait -- Desert origins and settlement (ca. 3000 BCE-1756 CE) -- Desert sheikhdom (1756-1899) -- British protectorate (1899-1961) -- Independence and nationhood (1961-1990) -- Invasion and occupation (1990-1991) -- Liberation (1991) -- Reconstruction (1992-1999) -- Kuwait today (2000- ) -- Notable people in the history of Kuwait -- Glossary.

Presents a comprehensive history of the nation of Kuwait from the first Mesopotamian settlements as early as 3000 BCE, its independence from British control, occupation by Iraq in 1990, and liberation and reconstruction.

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