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The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz
The Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz
By R. K. Ramazani
Sijthoff, 1979, 180 pp

In this volume, one in a series on international straits, the author gives us all the necessary geographical, legal and strategic information on Hormuz, the "global chokepoint," plus extended and well-reasoned discussion of the many international problems of the Gulf region. Some of his future "scenarios," however, suffer from having been written before the revolution in Iran.

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