Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Dr James Onley
Research Interests
See main page.
Dissertations Supervised
- Shaikh Abdullah Al Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain 1796–1843
- Shaikh Abdullah as-Sabah, Ruler of Kuwait, 1950–1965
- The Origins of the Al Khalifah of Bahrain, 1600s–1783
- The Origins of the Indian Business Community in Dubai, 1900–1970
- A History of Dubai, 1833–2007
- The Formation of the United Arab Emirates, 1950–1971
- Britain and the Third Saudi State, 1902–1932
- British Military Involvement in Oman, 1913–2009
- Britain in Aden, 1950–1967
- Britain in the Middle East, 1945–56
- Omani Naval Doctrine
- The Baghdad Pact, 1953–1959
- American Propaganda in Iran, 1945–55
- The Rule of Saddam Hussein, 1968–2003
Archival Experience
- Gulf Collection, Arab World Documentation Unit, University of Exeter
- Bushiri Archive, Bahrain
- Kanoo Archive, Bahrain
- British Embassy Archive, Bahrain
- Bahrain Petroleum Company Archive, Bahrain
- Bahrain National Museum, Bahrain
- Ajman Museum, UAE
- Al-Hisn Museum, Sharjah, UAE
- Al-Mahatah Museum, Sharjah, UAE
- Al-Ain National Museum, UAE
- Dubai National Museum, UAE
- Ras al-Khaimah National Museum, UAE
- Umm al-Qaiwain National Museum, UAE
- British Library, London
- India Office Records, British Library, London
- National Archives of the United Kingdom (formally the Public Records Office), London
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Middle East Centre Archive, University of Oxford
- Indian Institute Library and Archive, University of Oxford
- Rare Books & Special Collections, University of British Columbia, Canada
