TY - BOOK AU - Mattair,Thomas R. ED - Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, ECSSR ED - Markaz al-Imarat lil-Dirasat wa-al-Bu·huth al-Istiratijiyah. TI - The three occupied UAE islands: the Tunbs and Abu Musa SN - 9948007654 (standard hbk. ed.) : AV - DS247.T9 M38 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Abu Dhabi, UAE PB - Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research KW - United Arab Emirates KW - Boundaries KW - Iran KW - Tunb Islands KW - Abu Musa Island N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p.555-562) and index; The islands issue: an overview -- From early history to the rule of the Qawasim -- The islands during the British protectorate -- British withdrawal and Iranian occupation of the islands -- The islands since the formation of the United Arab Emirates -- A legal perspective on the islands issue -- Occupation and regional instability -- The Arab world's reaction to the Shah's occupation -- The Arab world's reaction to the conduct of the Islamic Republic of Iran -- The international community and the islands dispute in the 1960s -- The international community and the islands dispute in the 1970s -- The international community and the islands dispute since 1979 ER -