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Al-Sabah, Souad. M.,

Mubarak Al-Sabah : the foundation of Kuwait / by Souad M. Al-Sabah ; translated by Laila Asser ; edited by John King. - London : I. B. Tauris, 2014. - xvii, 275 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index.

Making at state -- The building of a nation -- Social development and the outside world -- Economic development -- Regional relations and the employment of political resources -- The international struggle for Kuwait.

Exploration of the life, personality, and politics of the man who ruled Kuwait from 1896 to 1915, especially in areas of the construction of the state and its political boundaries and international relations.


Translated from the Arabic.

ISBN: 9781780764542 (hardback) 1780764545 (hardback)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Al Sabah, Mubarak, 1837-1915.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900 - 1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Kings and Rulers

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Kuwait--History--20th century.
Kuwait--History--Sources.
Kuwait.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Sources.

LC Class. No.: DS247.K87 / A47 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 956.94 / S113