First Published in 1988. This book holds a collection of photographs to illustrates the Arab country of history of Bahrain from 1880 to 1961. All the images in this book are drawn from material in the National Photographic Archive of the State of Bahrain, or in the author's own collection

Authored by AndrewWheatcroft.

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Rule Of Shaikh Isa Bin Ali Al Khalifa; Chapter 2 The Rule of Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa; Chapter 3 The Rule of Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad; Chapter 4 The Pearl of the Gulf; Chapter 5 The Place Where the Sun Rises; Chapter 6 For the People; Chapter 7 The First Oil in Arabia; Chapter 8 The Waters of Abundance; Chapter 9 Traditional Bahrain; Chapter 10 The Chase; Chapter 11 ENVOI: A New Age;