A book such as this owes a very great debt to many scholars and others specialiosts, as will be apparent in the footnotes and suggested readings Dr John Duke Anthony, doyen of U.S scholars of the lower gulf has offered helpfuladvice and other assistance as have Dr. Edmund ghareeb and Dr. Jasmin Abdulghani
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