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100	1		_aFromherz, Allen James _914536
245	1	4	_aThe center of the world : _ba global history of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the present / _cAllen James Fromherz
260			_aOakland : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2024
300			_axxii, 306 p.
490			_aImprint in humanities
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"There is far more to the history of the Gulf than oil, airports and skyscrapers. For over 4000 years, the Gulf has been a global crossroads, at the center of world history while managing to avoid control by the world's greatest empires in Arabia, Persia and Babylon. Taking advantage of the geography of mountains, deserts, marshes and the monsoon, the people of the Gulf still benefited from the wealth gained from connecting empires. Focusing each chapter on different ports around the Gulf, this sweeping history shows how the people of the Gulf adapted to larger changes in world history, creating a system of free trade, merchant rule, and commerce that continues to benefit the Gulf region today."-- Provided by publisher
546			_aEng
650			_aPersian Gulf-History _914537
650			_aPersian Gulf-Economic conditions _914538
942			_cBK
999			_c141801 _d141801