Book contents
- Colonial Chaos in the Southern Red Sea
- Colonial Chaos in the Southern Red Sea
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Dramatis Personae
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- 1 Sultan Uthman’s Salvage Agreements
- 2 The Beginning of the End of Diplomacy
- 3 The New Rules of International Engagement
- 4 Undercover Colonialism, Coups and Chaos
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 August 2021
Book contents
- Colonial Chaos in the Southern Red Sea
- Colonial Chaos in the Southern Red Sea
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Dramatis Personae
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- 1 Sultan Uthman’s Salvage Agreements
- 2 The Beginning of the End of Diplomacy
- 3 The New Rules of International Engagement
- 4 Undercover Colonialism, Coups and Chaos
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Colonial Chaos in the Southern Red SeaA History of Violence from 1830 to the Twentieth Century, pp. 187 - 218Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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