:the rise of the Gulf Arabs : the politics of trade on the Persian littoral, 1747-1792
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Willem Floor
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, DC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Mage Publishers
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvii, 363 p.
Other Physical Details
: ill., map.
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CONTENTS NOTE
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The Persian Navy in the Persian Gulf during the eighteenth century -- A description of the Persian Gulf and its inhabitants in 1756 -- The decline of Bandar 'Abbas 1747-1763, the end of an era -- The rise and fall of Khark Island 1748-1770 -- The Dutch on Khark Island 1753-1766, a commercial mishap -- Dutch trade with Masqat 1755-1796 -- The rise of Bushire (1734-1792).