Arab Gulf cities

In four volumes Arab Gulf Cities draws together key documents reflecting the history and development of the major cities of the Arab Gulf up to the 1960s. There is detailed coverage of Kuwait City; Manama; Doha; Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah; Muscat and Mattrah. The work is edited by the scholar and author on Middle East travel and topography, the late Richard Trench. The publishers acknowledge the assistance of the British Library (Oriental and India Office Collections) and the Public Record Office in providing access to the original documents. The records reproduced in this work are Crown copyright and are published by arrangement with Her Majesty's Stationery Office.--From publisher's description.