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Oil Kingdoms, Part 1: Kings and Pirates
- 1983 ----- color ----- 57 min ----- vhs
- Presents the historical and economic developent of Persian/Arabian Gulf kingdoms. Chronicles the first encounters with the West of present-day Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman from the days of Marco Polo through the development of the pearl and slave trades up to the early 1960's discovery of oil in Bahrain and Kuwait. Ends with a preview of the results of independence from Britain as the region gained autonomy in the 1960's and '70's.
- Topics: (History: Middle Eastern, Middle Eastern Studies)
- Access this title at the UW Libraries Media Center
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