Zahlan, R.Said. <br/><br/>
The Origins of the United Arab Emirates  A Political and Social History of the Trucial States / 
by R.Said Zahlan. 
 - 1st ed. 1978. 
 - XXI, 278 p. 
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<br/><br/> The creation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971 ended a century and a half of the existence of the Trucial States in special treaty relations with Britain. This book, first published in 1978, describes the evolution of tribes and their rulers' authority over time, and the tribes' treaties with Britain as it sought to exercise imperial control over its trade routes. Analysing changes to society as well as the politics of the region, this book analyses the formation of the United Arab Emirates 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781349039494 9781138642942 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1007/978-1-349-03949-4  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>HISTORY Middle East General<br/>United Arab Emirates History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>953.5 ZAH 1978