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The British Empire and the Formation of the Gulf States

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26760003
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Area studies
Research InstitutionWaseda University (2017)
Kanazawa University (2014-2016)

Principal Investigator

Sato Shohei  早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 准教授 (70597939)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords中東現代史 / ナショナリズム / 脱植民地化 / イギリス帝国 / 植民地独立 / 主権 / 隠蔽工作 / アラブ首長国連邦 / 記憶 / アラブ首長国連邦(UAE) / マルチ・アーカイブス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project is about the end of the British Empire in the Middle East. Over the last half-century the Persian Gulf region has gone through oil shocks, wars and political changes but the basic entities of the southern Gulf states has largely remained in place. Historically, nine separate states had stood in parallel to each other under British influence. At various points, plans were discussed to amalgamate the nine into one, two, three or even four separate entities. The eventual emergence of the smaller but prosperous members such as Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates was not evident at all until 1971. How did such a resilient system arise, given the seemingly contested societies? Drawing on original archival research, this project illuminated a series of negotiations between British diplomats and the Gulf rulers that inadvertently led these states to take their current shapes and address the crucial issue of self-determination versus 'better together'.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 'Operation Legacy': Britain's Destruction and Concealment of Colonial Records Worldwide2017

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

      Volume: オンライン先行公開 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-23

    • DOI

      10.1080/03086534.2017.1294256

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Book Review of S.B. Kelly (ed), Fighting the Retreat from Arabia and the Gulf2014

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Arabian Studies

      Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 150-151

    • DOI

      10.1080/21534764.2014.918381

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Rebellion and Retreat: The Late 1960s in the United Arab Emirates2016

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Organizer
      Revisiting 1968 and the Global Sixties
    • Place of Presentation
      New York University Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Exploring a Revisionist History of Decolonization: FCO 141 and the 'Operation Legacy'2016

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Organizer
      Britain and the World Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Kings College London: London, United Kingdom
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「イギリス帝国の遺産」作戦の研究2015

    • Author(s)
      佐藤尚平
    • Organizer
      北陸史学会大会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢大学サテライトプラザ(石川県・金沢市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 乾燥地域における水資源管理についての試論:アブダビの調査報告から2015

    • Author(s)
      佐藤尚平
    • Organizer
      日本砂漠学会砂漠誌分科会等共催シンポジウム「中東における水資源管理の歴史・文化・社会」
    • Place of Presentation
      秋田大学(秋田)
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] British Historical Records about Middle East in Public Records Office in Kew Garden2014

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Organizer
      ニューヨーク大学・マラヤ大学・早稲田大学共催、国際会議「イスラムと多元文化主義」
    • Place of Presentation
      マラヤ大学(マレーシア)
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 脱植民地化の新地平:新出資料『帝国の遺産作戦』関連文書群の解題2014

    • Author(s)
      佐藤尚平
    • Organizer
      日本国際政治学会2014年度研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡国際会議場(福岡)
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-16
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The “Secret” Agreement of July 1971: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Britain2014

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Organizer
      世界中東会議(WOCMES)
    • Place of Presentation
      中東工科大学(トルコ)
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Britain and the Formation of the Gulf States: Embers of Empire2016

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Sato
    • Total Pages
      166
    • Publisher
      Manchester University Press (Studies in Imperialism Series)
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Islam and Multiculturalism: Exploring Islamic Studies within a Symbiotic Framework (Conference Proceedings)2015

    • Author(s)
      Kazuaki Sawai, Yukari Sai and Hirofumi Okai (eds)
    • Total Pages
      139
    • Publisher
      Organization for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 忘れたはずの記憶:新出資料「イギリス帝国の遺産作戦」関連文書群

    • URL

      http://ricas.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/asj/html/063.html

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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