Personal Column
London, Hutchinson and Co, 1960. 1st Edition. Very good + black cloth covers in a very good pictorial dust jacket. Wrapper has some edge wear and some minor peeling of the laminate. Internally fine. Black and white ills. A scarce title on Bahrain.
Sir Charles Dalrymple Belgrave KBE (9 December 1894 – 28 February 1969) was a British citizen and advisor to the rulers of Bahrain from 1926 until 1957, as "Chief Administrator" or "adviserate". He first served under Shaikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942), and subsequently under Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa (1895–1961).
In the early 1920s the British in Bahrain were concerned to secure the political stability of the island. In 1923 Shaikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa, nearly 80 years old, was induced to hand over power to his son Shaikh Hamad and a series of administrative reforms were carried out. After a succession of Political Agents it became apparent that a permanent administrator should be found who would ensure some political continuity. Shaikh Hamad agreed to appoint a Personal Adviser employed by himself and not by the British Government, who would help him to modernise the state.
Author Sir Charles Belgrave
Binding Cloth
Publisher Hutchinson and Co
Illustrator N/A
Condition Very Good
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