Table of Contents:
Volume 1. 1839-1892: Ottoman influence, European encroachments and the Suez Canal; Volume 2. 1892-1920: Erosion and collapse of Ottoman sovereignty, consolidation of the European presence, and the rise of nationalism in Egypt and Arabia; Volume 3. 1920-1935: Post-war instability and European rivalry; Volume 4. 1935-1945: The Italo-Ethiopian crisis and the Second World War; Volume 5. 1945-1957: The waning of British predominance; Volume 6. 1957-1967: The triumph of nationalism.

Brief Description:
Documents political and territorial changes within and between states bordering or linked with the Red Sea, including islands and European colonies.