Cambridge Archive Editions Online Collections:Title List
The rich historical reference materials on political, territorial, and ethnic issues from Cambridge Archive Editions (CAE) collections will soon be available online in full-image, with searchable metadata.
CAE, in partnership with East View Information Services, are digitizing the entire collection to make all the original print volumes and accompanying maps available as online editions via the East View e-book platform. This allows today’s researchers to have instant access to navigate and find the trusted source materials they need, all in one searchable database.
CAE collections are organized into two types of resources, and East View has designed the database with this in mind,making it is easier than ever find unique insight in maps, government documents, and more from these primary source documents:
Key documents on specific and well-defined areas of research
These offer specific and well- defined areas of research. Each collection has the added value of arrangement into specific topics and document by document identification/description.
Series of political reports
Focus on completeness and organization of material previously unknown or scattered. Each collection is researched and edited by a professional researcher and sometimes also in cooperation with an academic specialist and presented in facsimile.
Key Features of Cambridge Archive Editions Online
• Content published over 25 years
• Over 120 available online over the course of 2014
• Over 1,000 volumes with nearly 700,000 pages of primary sources
• Online collections mirror the print editions
• Unlimited institutional access
• Fully searchable catalogue
• Optimized database to help you create your own collections
• Optimized browsing by specific title or subject area
• Transliteration searches and virtual keyboard displays available for ease of input
The full-image files have been loaded, along with metadata,to create one library resource holding hundreds of thousands of digitized pages of historically authentic facsimile documents, as well as numerous maps, on the national heritage and political development of many countries. The material is particularly rich for the study of boundary formation, claims and disputes.
A full list of the collection titles may be found on the following pages.
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13Afghanistan Strategic Intelligence: British Records 1919-1970 / British political and military reports on Afghanistan covering the period 1919-1970. / 978-1-85207-855-3
Arab Bulletin 1916-1919 / The full collection of 114 issues of The Arab Bulletin, published together for the first time. / 978-1-85207-025-0
Arab Dissident Movements 1905-1955 / Contains a detailed study of activist movements and personalities, relating to twentieth-century subversive groups and individuals in the Middle East. / 978-1-85207-680-1
Arab Gulf Cities / Key documents reflecting the history and development of the major cities of the ArabGulf up to the 1960s. / 978-1-85207-540-8
Arab League: British Documentary Sources 1943-1963 / Documentation of the Pact of the Arab League States, following its aims and progress. / 978-1-85207-610-8
Arabian Boundaries 1853-1960 / An extensive survey of the evolution of territorial affairs in Arabia and the Gulf. / 978-1-85207-130-1
Arabian Boundaries New Documents 1961 -1965 / Key updates to documentation dealing with territorial developments within the Middle East. / 978-1-84097-237-5
Arabian Boundary Disputes / An historical and legal dossier on the development of the international boundaries within the Arabian peninsula. / 978-1-85207-400-5
Arabian Treaties 1600-1960 / A comprehensive collection of treaties and agreements relating to the Persian Gulf and Arabian peninsula. / 978-1-85207-340-4
Aramco Reports on Al-Hasa and Oman 1950-1955 / Reports prepared for the Arab American Oil Company by its own research division / 978-1-85207-225-4
Bahrain Government Annual Reports 1924-1970 / Reports covering five decades of unprecedented social, economic and administrative change in Bahrain. / 978-1-85207-040-3
British Extra Territorial Jurisdiction in the Gulf 1913-1971 / An account of the exercise of extra-territorial jurisdiction by Britain in the Arab Gulf States prior to their independence / 978-1-85207-840-9
Buraimi Dispute 1950-1961 / A sequence of key documents selected from the extensive archive material relating to the Buraimi dispute. / 978-1-85207-420-3
Buraimi Memorials 1955 / The papers submitted to international arbitration, by the Government of Saudi Arabia and the British Government, during the Buraimi Dispute. / 978-1-85207-070-0
Diplomacy in the Near and Middle East 1535-1956 / A history of diplomacy in the Middle East while recording the great events and cycles of Arab political development. / 978-1-85207-077-9
Documentary Studies in Arabian Geopolitics Series: Iran in the Persian Gulf 1820-1966 / Focuses on political relations in the Persian Gulf region between Iran (Persia), Britain and the Arab states / 978-1-85207-810-2
Documentary Studies in Arabian Geopolitics Series: Lower Gulf Islands: Abu Musa and the Tunbs / Vital historical evidence pertaining to the status of the islands of Abu Musa and the Tunbs. / 978-1-85207-490-6
Documentary Studies in Arabian Geopolitics Series: Iraq-Kuwait Dispute 1830-1994 / The history of the two separate, and seemingly contradictory, territorial claims Iraq has maintained with respect to the state of Kuwait / 978-1-85207-585-9
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13
Development Plans of the GCC States / Kuwait / These planning documents show how the vision of national development evolved in Kuwait as economic perspectives evolved during a quarter century of rapid expansion, and also how economic development is related to ethical and social principles in Islamic societies. / 978-1-84097-234-4
Oman / These planning documents show how the vision of national development evolved in Oman as economic perspectives evolved during a quarter century of rapid expansion, and also how economic development is related to ethical and social principles in Islamic societies. / 978-1-84097-235-1
Saudi Arabia / This publication brings together all available formal development plans and associated summaries and strategy documents for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. / 978-1-84097-236-8
Documentary Studies in Arabian Geopolitics Series: South-West Arabia: Saudi-Yemen Dispute / The origins of political and territorial authority, and the course of inter-state relations and claims, in the area of the Saudi-Yemen border . / 978-1-85207-480-7
Documentary Studies in Arabian Geopolitics Series: The Red Sea Region: Sovereignty, Boundaries & Conflict, 1839–1967 / Documents the political and territorial changes within and between states bordering the Red Sea, or linked with it, including islands and European colonies. / 978-1-84097-230-6
Documentary Studies in Arabian Geopolitics Series: UAE: Internal Boundaries and the Boundary with Oman / The definitive documentary guide to the internal boundaries of the seven Emirates and the UAE-Oman boundary. / 978-1-85207-575-0
The Expansion of Wahhabi Power in Arabia 1798-1932 / The objective of this collection is to use contemporary documents to depict the gradual spread of Wahhabism within the Arabian Peninsula. / 978-1-84097-270-2
Foreign Office Annual Reports From Arabia 1930-1960 / The complete series of available Ambassadors' Reports for the Arabian peninsula up to 1960. / 978-1-85207-345-9
Gazetteer of Arabian Tribes / A collection of historical descriptions of Arabian tribes from British archival sources in the 19th and 20th centuries. / 978-1-85207-700-6
Gazetteer of Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia / This is the most important single source of historical material on the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. / 978-1-85207-030-4
GCC States: National Development Records: Civil Aviation / Documented evidence for the origins and expansion of civil aviation services within the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. / 978-1-85207-477-7
GCC States: National Development Records: Communications and Transport 1860-1960 / Documented evidence for the origins and expansion of communications services within the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia / 978-1-85207-620-7
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13
GCC States: National Development Records: Defence / Documentary evidence for the origins and expansion of defence capacity within the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. / 978-1-85207-500-2
Historic Maps of Bahrain 1817-1970 / A comprehensive collection of surveys, charts and plans of Bahrain and the surrounding waters and islands. / 978-1-85207-675-7
History of the Indian Navy 1613-1863 / Famous history of the maritime arm of India's foreign policy over 17th, 18th and 19th century / 978-1-85207-336-7
Iran Political Developments 1941-1946 / Political developments within Iran and policy changes resulting from movements in the balance of power during the Second World War. / 978-1-84097-195-8
Iran Political Diaries 1881-1965 / A comprehensive series of British political reports providing an insight into the complexities and conflicts of Persian politics. / 978-1-85207-710-5
Iran-Iraq Border 1840-1958 / The key primary documents on the Iran-Iraq boundary from British Government files in a single major reference work. / 978-1-85207-160-8
Iraq Administration Reports 1914-1932 / A comprehensive series of British administration reports for Mesopotamia (Iraq) from World War I up to the independence of Iraq. / 978-1-85207-360-2
Iraq Defence Intelligence 1920-1973 / Iraq's strategic and military history from the beginning of the British Mandate in 1920, through to 1973. / 978-1-84097-100-2
Islam: Political Impact 1908-1972 / A documentary survey of the political and international impact of Islam in the early and mid-twentieth century. / 978-1-84097-070-8
Islamic Movements in the Arab World 1913-1966 / Examines the progression of pan-Islamic organisations, movements and activists extant in the Arab states in the early twentieth century. / 978-1-85207-800-3
Islands and Maritime Boundaries of the Gulf 1798-1960 / The single most important reference source for tracing the origins of contemporary maritime disputes in the Gulf. / 978-1-85207-275-9
Israel: Boundary Disputes with Arab Neighbours 1946-1964 / Focuses on the great diplomatic and territorial problems for the State of Israel between 1946 and 1964. / 978-1-85207-630-6
Israel Political and Economic reports 1948-1953 / This project is the first in a series of collections of British political and economic reports on Israel, divided by Premiership. / 978-1-84097-310-5
Israel Political and Economic Reports 1954-1955 / This project is the second in a series of collections of British political and economic reports on Israel, divided by Premiership. / 978-1-84097-330-3
King Abdul Aziz: Diplomacy and Statecraft 1902-1953 / Methods, policies and diplomacy employed by Abdul Aziz in extending and then consolidating the Saudi state. / 978-1-85207-885-0
King Abdul Aziz: Political Correspondence 1904-1953 / Extensive collection of King AbdulAziz’s own correspondence and letters of state over half a century. / 978-1-85207-705-1
Kuwait Political Agency: Arabic Documents 1899-1949 / Arabic documents, with translations, from the Kuwait Political Agency – a research resource for Kuwaiti, Saudi and ArabGulf history / 978-1-85207-440-1
La Nation Arabe 1930-1938 / A virtually complete set of this rare journal: a remarkable and important document in the history of Arab-Islamic politics. / 978-1-85207-100-4
Land Legislation In Mandate Palestine / Original documents on the subject of Jewish land-settlement and the Arabs, or the land question in Palestine. / 978-1-84097-260-3
Memoirs of Baghdad, Kurdistan and Turkish Arabia 1857 / A reproduction of a nineteenth-century original: historical documents, plates and maps on Iraq and northern Arabia. / 978-1-85207-099-1
Middle East Intelligence Handbooks 1943-1946 / A full, splendidly illustrated, geographic encyclopaedia of the culture and civilisation of the Near and Middle East. / 978-1-85207-060-1
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13
Military Handbooks of Arabia 1913-1917 / These intelligence handbooks provide detailed descriptions of the regions, settlements, routes and inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf. / 978-1-85207-080-9
Minorities in the Middle East: Christian Minorities 1838-1967 / Political despatches, correspondence and reports covering: Christian communities in the Levant 1838 to 1955 in overview / 978-1-84097-185-9
Minorities in the Middle East: Druze Communities 1840-1974 / Political despatches, correspondence and reports, which describe events affecting the Druzes of Syria and Lebanon from 1840-1974. / 978-1-84097-165-1
Minorities in the Middle East: Jewish Communities in Arab Countries 1841-1974 / Reports describing the arrangements and conditions for Jewish communities living under Islam, throughout the Arab world, from 1840 to 1974. / 978-1-84097-120-0
Minorities in the Middle East: Kurdish Communities 1918-1974 / Political dispatches, correspondence and reports recording aspects of the Kurdish situation 1918-1974. / 978-1-84097-160-6
Minorities in the Middle East: Muslim Minorities in Arab Countries 1843-1973 / Documents concerning Muslim minority communities in Arab countries from 1843 to 1973. / 978-1-84097-180-4
Minorities in the Middle East: Religious Community in Jerusalem 1843-1974 / A documentary overview of the interplay within and between the different faiths living in Jerusalem. / 978-1-84097-125-5
Neglected Arabia/Arabia Calling 1892-1962 / The complete run of the journal of the Arabian Mission of the Reformed Church in America 1892-1962. / 978-1-85207-110-3
Oil Concessions in Five Arab States 1911-1953 / The documentary record of the negotiations between the Arab Gulf Rulers, the oil companies and the British Government, 1911-1953. / 978-1-85207-210-0
OPEC Origins and Strategy 1947-1973 / A selection of British government records relating to the creation of OPEC in 1960. / 978-1-84097-090-6
Palestine and Transjordan Administration Reports 1918-1948 / A comprehensive collection of British administrative reports and associated documents, centred on the British Mandate Period. / 978-1-85207-557-6
Palestine Boundaries 1833-1947 / Source material covering the geographical and political limits of Palestine up to the end of the British Mandate in 1947. / 978-1-85207-175-2
Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1873-1957 / Primary source material covering the development of the modern Gulf. / 978-1-85207-010-6
Persian Gulf and Red Sea Naval Reports 1820-1960 / Series of reports making clear both the benevolent and the harsher aspects of British naval intervention in past times. / 978-1-85207-450-0
Persian Gulf Gazette and Supplements 1953-1972 / Each issue of the Persian Gulf Gazette contains reports covering Bahrain, Kuwait Qatar, the Trucial Shaikhdoms, Muscat & Oman. / 978-1-85207-090-8
Persian Gulf Historical Summaries 1907-1953 / Records of events and political assessments of their significance, Gulf States 1907-1953. / 978-1-85207-105-9
Persian Gulf Pilot 1864-1932 / A comprehensive survey of the GulfCoast viewed from the seaboard side. / 978-1-85207-180-6
Persian Gulf Precis 1903-1908 / A unique reference source, essential for serious study of the Persian Gulf area. / 978-1-85207-000-7
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13
Persian Gulf Trade Reports 1905-1940 / Complete sets of annual trade reports for Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, and Bushire, from the early twentieth century. / 978-1-85207-050-2
Political Diaries of the Arab World: Aden 1899-1967 / Political reports from British-controlled territories of Aden and its hinterland, 1899-1967. / 978-1-85207-740-2
Political Diaries of the Arab World: Iraq 1920-1965 / Political reports and intelligence summaries prepared by British political officers stationed in Iraq 1920-1965. / 978-1-85207-865-2
Political Diaries of the Arab World: Palestine and Jordan 1920-1965 / Political reports tracing the troubled history of the region 1920-1965. / 978-1-85207-735-8
Political Diaries of the Arab World: Persian Gulf 1904-1965 / An orderly series of political reports for the Persian Gulf states in a single 24-volume set. / 978-1-85207-726-6
Political Diaries of the Arab World: Saudi Arabia 1919-1965 / This publication creates, for the benefit of scholars, an orderly series of political reports for Saudi Arabia 1919-1965. / 978-1-85207-730-3
Records of Bahrain 1820-1960 / A comprehensive selection of original British government documents detailing the history and development of Bahrain between 1820 and 1960. / 978-1-85207-350-3
Records of Bahrain 1961-1965 / A comprehensive selection of original British government documents detailing the history and development of Bahrain between 1961 and 1965. / 978-1-85207-790-7
Records of Bahrain 1966-1971 / A comprehensive selection of original British government documents detailing the history and development of Bahrain between 1966 and 1971. / 978-1-84097-170-5
Records of Dubai 1761-1960 / Historical documents tracing the origins and development of the modern city and Emirate of Dubai. / 978-1-85207-845-4
Records of Iraq 1914-1966 / An extensive collection of primary documents for the study of the formation and development of the modern state of Iraq. / 978-1-85207-820-1
Records of Jerusalem 1917-1971 / A documentary history of the city of Jerusalem from 1917-1971. / 978-1-84097-005-0
Records of Jerusalem 1917-1971/references booklet / Archival references printed separately in a booklet which sits in the map box. / 978-1-84097-030-2
Records of Jordan 1919-1965 / The definitive document collection on the creation and development of today's Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan / 978-1-85207-645-0
Records of Kuwait 1899-1961 / Key selection of British government documents detailing the history and development of Kuwait from 1899 to 1961. / 978-1-85207-200-1
Records of Kuwait 1961-1965 / Key selection of British government documents detailing the history and development of Kuwait between 1961 and 1965. / 978-1-85207-775-4
Records of Kuwait 1966-1971 / Key selection of British government documents detailing the history and development of Kuwait between 1966 and 1971. / 978-1-84097-015-9
Records of Oman 1867-1960 / Key selection of facsimile original British Government documents detailing the history of Oman between 1867 and 1960. / 978-1-85207-120-2
Records of Oman 1961-1965 / Key selection of British Government documents detailing the history of Oman between 1961 and 1965. / 978-1-85207-760-0
Records of Oman 1966-1971 / Key selection of British Government documents detailing the history of Oman between 1966 and 1971. / 978-1-84097-040-1
Records of Qatar 1820-1960 / The most important documents and maps to mark the history of Qatar from 1820 to 1960. / 978-1-85207-300-8
Records of Qatar 1961-1965 / A comprehensive collection of documentary sources concerning Qatar from 1961-1965. / 978-1-85207-780-8
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13
Records of Qatar 1966-1971 / A comprehensive collection of documentary sources concerning Qatar from 1966-1971. / 978-1-84097-175-0
Records of Saudi Arabia 1902-1960 / Documentary materials tracing the evolution and development of the Saudi State 1902-1960. / 978-1-85207-325-1
Records of Saudi Arabia 1961-1965 / A comprehensive collection of documentary sources concerning Saudi Arabia from 1961-1965. / 978-1-85207-770-9
Records of Saudi Arabia 1966-1971 / A comprehensive collection of documentary sources concerning Saudi Arabia from 1966-1971. / 978-1-84097-085-2
Records of Syria 1918-1973 / A wide-ranging guide to the history of Syria in the twentieth century. / 978-1-84097-140-8
Records of the Emirates 1820-1960 / A key selection of British government documents detailing the history and development of the United Arab Emirates from 1820 to 1960. / 978-1-85207-230-8
Records of the Emirates 1961-1965 / A comprehensive collection of British Government documents detailing the history of the Emirates between 1961 and 1965. / 978-1-85207-765-5
Records of the Emirates 1966-1971 / A comprehensive collection of British Government documents detailing the history of the Emirates between 1966 and 1971. / 978-1-85207-890-4
Records of the Hajj: the Pilgrimage to Mecca / A documentary history of the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca, from British Documentary sources. / 978-1-85207-430-2
Records of the Hashemite Dynasties / A collection of British documents, tracing history of the Hashimites, the most ancient and distinguished family in the Middle East. / 978-1-85207-590-3
Records of the Hijaz 1798-1925 / This important regional study provides historical research materials on the Hijaz province before its incorporation into the modern SaudiKingdom. / 978-1-85207-655-9
Records of the Persian Gulf Pearl Fisheries 1857-1962 / Documentary evidence of the history, development and decline of the great traditional industry of the Persian Gulf. / 978-1-85207-605-4
Records of Yemen 1798-1960 / The definitive source work for the modern history of the Yemen. / 978-1-85207-370-1
Ruling Families of Arabia / Previously unpublished material concerning the origins, evolution and legitimacy of the dynasties ruling in the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. / 978-1-85207-310-7
Saudi Arabia: Secret Intelligence Records 1926-1939 / Unusual set of documents from one secret file class, HW12: wireless messages intercepted by British intelligence operatives regarding Saudi Arabia, 1926-1939. / 978-1-84097-025-8
Saudi Green Book, 1934 / Original Arabic text and its English-language translation of the 'Saudi Green Book' issued by the Saudi government in April 1934. / 978-1-85207-323-7
Slave Trade into Arabia 1820-1973 / A wide-ranging collection of British documentary evidence relating to the slave trade into Arabia and efforts to stop it. / 978-1-84097-130-9
Survey of the Shores and Islands of the Persian Gulf 1820-1829 / Collection of documents covering the first complete survey of the Gulf coast by the Bombay Marine between 1820 and1829. / 978-1-85207-190-5
Survey of Western Palestine / Re-publication of one of the great standard works of reference for Middle East studies. / 978-1-85207-835-5
Treaties and Engagements relating to Arabia and the Persian Gulf / One of the standard reference works on the history of the Persian Gulf. / 978-1-85207-076-2
Turkey and Her Arab Neighbours 1953-1958 / A study of Turkey's relations with Arab states during the formulation and eventual collapse of the Baghdad Pact. / 978-1-85207-841-6
Middle East Collection: Title / Description / ISBN-13
US Presidential Papers Concerning Saudi Arabia 1941-1962 / State correspondence between US Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, 1941-1963. / 978-1-85207-665-8
US Records on Saudi Affairs 1945-1959 / A collection of confidential US Government records on Saudi Arabia 1945-1959. / 978-1-85207-670-2
Water Resources in the Arabian Peninsula / A collection of the surviving historical records on the water resources of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the TrucialStates and Oman. / 978-1-85207-795-2
Zionist Movement and the Foundation of Israel 1839-1972 / Documents from the British National Archives tracing the origins and development of the Zionist movement in the 19th/20th centuries. / 978-1-84097-050-0
European, Slavic & Caucasian Collections: Title / Description / ISBN-13
Albania & Kosovo: Political and Ethnic Boundaries 1867-1946 / A two volume set of documents and maps provides the historical background appropriate to understanding the present Balkan crisis. / 978-1-85207-910-9
Armenia: Political & Ethnic Boundaries 1878-1948 / Primary documentation from British government archives, illustrating key events in defining Armenian territory. / 978-1-85207-955-0
Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia: Historical Boundaries 1815-1945 / The diplomatic and cartographic background to the Balkan zone of territorial and ethnic conflict. / 978-1-85207-965-9
Caucasian Boundaries: Documents and Maps 1802-1946 / A documentary collection providing background information on present-day conflicts in the Caucasian region. / 978-1-85207-960-4
Ethnic Minorities in the Balkan States 1860-1971 / Documents providing greater understanding to consideration of the ethnic conflicts within the Balkan region over the last 150 years. / 978-1-84097-035-7
Greece: Ethnicity and Sovereignty 1860-1971 / Cartographic and documentary material on the development of the sovereignty and boundaries of Greece / 978-1-85207-895-9
Montenegro: Political and Ethnic Boundaries 1840-1920 / A detailed documentary history of Montenegro 1840-1920. / 978-1-85207-905-5
Oil Resources in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus 1885-1979 / The history of the involvement of European and overseas companies and governments in Oil exploration and development in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. / 978-1-84097-3150
Soviet Union Political Reports 1917-1970 / Collection of documents covering the period 1917 to 1970 during which the political landscape of Russia changed beyond recognition. / 978-1-84097-060-9
Yugoslavia: Political Diaries 1918-1965 / A collection of annual British political reports on the former Yugoslavia, supplemented with additional material providing continuity and filling gaps. / 978-1-85207-950-5
East & South East Asia Collections: Title / Description / ISBN-13
China Political Reports 1911-1960 / A collection of reports covering the rise of Communism in China and its effects over more than half a century. / 978-1-85207-930-7
China Political Reports 1961-1970 / This is the second part of an integrated series of political reports on China in the twentieth century. / 978-1-84097-020-3
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports 1841-1941 / A collection of administration and related reports covers the first 100 years of British rule in Hong Kong. / 978-1-85207-970-3
Japan: Political and Economic Reports 1906-1970 / British diplomatic reports containing a continuous account of developments in Japanese history from 1906-1970. / 978-1-85207-900-0
Korea: Political and Economic Reports 1882-1970 / Collection of facsimile documents containing all available diplomatic reports regarding Korea from the British National Archives. / 978-1-84097-110-1
Taiwan Political and Economic Reports 1861-1960 / For the first time the complete series of British diplomatic reports for the island of Taiwan is published. / 978-1-85207-945-1
Straits Settlements: Annual Reports 1855-1941 / Collection of documents from the British Government tracing the history and development of Malaysia and Singapore. / 978-1-85207-940-6
Shanghai: Political and Economic Reports 1842-1943 / This collection of primary documents, establishes a comprehensive series of despatches, from Shanghai 1842-1943 / 978-1-84097-210-8