TY - BOOK AU - Macris,Jeffrey R TI - Politics and security of the gulf : Anglo-American hegemony and the shaping of a region SN - 9780415778718 AV - DS326 .M246 2010 U1 - 355.0330536 22 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - British KW - Persian Gulf Region KW - History KW - Americans KW - Strategic aspects KW - Foreign relations KW - United States KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Great Britain's legacy in the Persian Gulf -- World War II and the arrival of the Americans -- The early cold war, the loss of India, and Nasser's revolt against the British, 1946-1958 -- The British position in the Gulf under assault, 1958-67 -- Britain births a new Gulf order, 1968-71 -- The chaotic interregnum : America cries enough, 1972-1991 -- Pax Americana--bellum Americanum, 1991-present ER -