1. How did the British presence in the Gulf impact the history of the UAE from 1809-1971? What changed? What remained the same? Why? Be sure to discuss specific historical case studies to support your thesis.
• Dawn of the Qawasim starting in 1809
• Enforced maritime truce in 1820
• Treaties: 1835 onward and culminating in the 1853 perpetual Treaty of peace.
• Shift in the power balance in the Traditional Political Structures
• Peripheralization
• Rentier structures and concessions
• Decolonization
• The emergence of Oil
(Terms)
The main questions to answer in the short identification answers are what/who/when/where. However, the most important one to answer is: “why is it significant?” In other words, how does it fit into the main themes of the course?
1. Al-Qawasim
2. 1853 Treaty of Peace in Perpetuity
3. Rentier Structures
4. Shaykh Zayed b. Sultan