Personal Column

By: Charles Belgrave | 

This book is personal memoirs of the British advisor to the Government of Bahrain Starting in 1926, Sir Charles Belgrave served as an advisor to the rulers of Bahrain for thirty-one years; firstly, to Shaikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942), then Shaikh Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa (1895-1961). This work is an account of that time and therefore contains much on the politics and society of Bahrain in what were vital years for its development.