The Persian Gulf States

by Joseph Stromberg, Peter Hackes (Read by)

More than half of the world's oil comes from Persian Gulf states. Political instability and religious strife there threaten to interrupt the world's economic routines. Two presentations examine the history of Persia, Iran's attempt to westernize, and the backlash of religiously fervent Muslims against the West and each other.

The World's Political Hot Spots Series explains the basis of conflicts in some of the world's most politically sensitive areas. Many of these regions are in today's headlines, and tensions recently have become violent in virtually all of them. Each presentation covers up to ten centuries of background, revealing how and why today's problems occur.

Genres: History, Politics

Audio CD

First published September 15, 2006

About the author

Joseph Stromberg is a research fellow at the Independent Institute and has held the JoAnn B. Rothbard chair in history at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He received his BA and MA from Florida Atlantic University, and his further graduate work was completed at the University of Florida.

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dated at this point as it only covers events up to the end of the Iran-Iraq war it is still a good, compact background on on the region. it covers ancient Persia and Mesopotamia, but probably spends the most time on great power maneuvering from 1850-WWII.

[Fausto Betances · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet. This work provides a quick guide to middle eastern affairs. Emphasis on quick.