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Kuwait, 1950-1965: Britain, the al-Sabah, and Oil (British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs)
Kuwait 19501965 Britain the alSabah and Oil - British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs Author:Simon C. Smith Based on a wide range of official and private papers, this study examines the development of relations between Kuwait and Britain during the reign of Shaikh Abdullah Salim - a period of spectacular expansion in oil production. Of particular concern are Kuwait's role in the post-war British economy, the survival of the al-Sabah ruling family in a... more »n era of unprecedented change, and the interaction of Kuwait with the Arab world.« less