David Heard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3647683 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Heard |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Heard |
| SIGNATURE | HEARD D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Pearls to Oil
J.B. Kelly – Boundary-Making in South-Eastern Arabia
This is a review article of J. B. Kelly's three-volume work Desert Dispute: The Diplomacy of Boundary-Making in South-Eastern Arabia, ed. Saul B. Kelly (Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2018 and 2020). It covers in detail the diplomatic background to the development of the frontiers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Oman, from 1911 to the 1990s, including the involvement of tribal shaikhs, Ibn Saud, the Ottomans, the British and American governments, and…
Oil Men, Territorial Ambitions and Political Agents
Oil Men represents a unique resource for the student of the challenges, both physical and political, of oil prospecting in a region with no infrastructure and no formal boundaries between local power bases. The book charts the slow and unexpected transformation of the emirates from poverty to undreamed-of wealth. Detailed coverage with extensive access to primary sources describes the frequently tortuous negotiations between oil companies, sheikh…
Oil Men, Territorial Ambitions and Political Agents
Robert Alston and Stuart Laing. Unshook till the End of Time
My attention was first drawn to the Sultanate of Oman when I was still at school. We were told that one of the old boys from the school had died on military service in Oman. I, like many others, kn
Mari Luomi. The Gulf Monarchies and Climate Change
The Gulf States, the members of the Gulf Co-operation Council, the GCC States, are enjoying a period of great wealth based on oil and gas revenues. The people have grown accustomed to an income, un
The Persian Gulf and Pacific Asia
Christopher Davidson. The Persian Gulf and Pacific Asia: From Indifference to Interdependence. Hurst and Company, London, 2010. pp. 145. Tables. Charts. Notes. Bibliog. Index. Hb. £45. ISBN 9 7818
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Middle East
The Persian Gulf and Pacific Asia
Christopher Davidson. The Persian Gulf and Pacific Asia: From Indifference to Interdependence. Hurst and Company, London, 2010. pp. 145. Tables. Charts. Notes. Bibliog. Index. Hb. £45. ISBN 9 7818
Robert Alston and Stuart Laing. Unshook till the End of Time
My attention was first drawn to the Sultanate of Oman when I was still at school. We were told that one of the old boys from the school had died on military service in Oman. I, like many others, kn
Mari Luomi. The Gulf Monarchies and Climate Change
The Gulf States, the members of the Gulf Co-operation Council, the GCC States, are enjoying a period of great wealth based on oil and gas revenues. The people have grown accustomed to an income, un
Oil Men, Territorial Ambitions and Political Agents
Oil Men represents a unique resource for the student of the challenges, both physical and political, of oil prospecting in a region with no infrastructure and no formal boundaries between local power bases. The book charts the slow and unexpected transformation of the emirates from poverty to undreamed-of wealth. Detailed coverage with extensive access to primary sources describes the frequently tortuous negotiations between oil companies, sheikh…
Oil Men, Territorial Ambitions and Political Agents
J.B. Kelly – Boundary-Making in South-Eastern Arabia
This is a review article of J. B. Kelly's three-volume work Desert Dispute: The Diplomacy of Boundary-Making in South-Eastern Arabia, ed. Saul B. Kelly (Gerlach Press, Berlin, 2018 and 2020). It covers in detail the diplomatic background to the development of the frontiers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Oman, from 1911 to the 1990s, including the involvement of tribal shaikhs, Ibn Saud, the Ottomans, the British and American governments, and…
From Pearls to Oil
Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (7 works) · History (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Islamic Studies and History (3 works)