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Ruling Families of Arabia: Documentary Records of the Dynasty of Bahrain (1869-1959)Cambridge Archive EditionsEditor: A. De L. Rush.Bahrain: the Ruling Family of Al-Khalifah (1 volume)Bahrain: Dynastic rivalries as a vehicle for the extension of British control Relations between the Al-Khalifah and prominent traders and pearl merchants Travels abroad and meetings with other heads of state Shaikh Salman bin Isa (1942-61) - relations with Shi´i leaders and response to calls for democratization, power sharing and national independence