Download or read book The Gulf States written by David Dean Commins and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Introduction to the Gulf -- 2. Pre-Modern Historical Patterns to 1500 -- 3. Muslim and European Empires 1500-1720 -- 4. An Era of Political Turbulence 1720-1820 -- 5. The Era of British Supremacy 1820-1920 -- 6. The Formation of Modern States 1918-1956 -- 7. The Gulf in the Era of Arab Nationalism 1956-1971 -- 8. Affluence, Revolution and War 1971-1991 -- 9. American Intervention: A New Era or a Transitional Phase?.