TY - BOOK AU - Casey,Michael S. AU - Thackeray,Frank W. AU - Findling,John E. TI - The history of Kuwait T2 - The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, SN - 9780313340734 (alk. paper) AV - DS247.K88 C37 2007 U1 - 953.67 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Greenwood Press KW - Kuwait KW - History N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007018368.html ER -