Making of the Modern Gulf States Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman

Informationen zum Autor Rosemarie Said Zahlan Klappentext This book, first published in 1989, tells the story of the Gulf States, their evolution from colonial dependency to statehood, and their transformation by oil. The result is an informed and balanced picture of the political, economic, religious and cultural character of the area. Zusammenfassung This book, first published in 1989, tells the story of the Gulf States, their evolution from colonial dependency to statehood, and their transformation by oil. The result is an informed and balanced picture of the political, economic, religious and cultural character of the area. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Gulf in History 2. The Emergence of the Gulf States 3. Representative Government in Kuwait 4. Political Developments in Bahrain 5. The Political Order 6. The Ruling Families of Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar 7. The Ruling Families of the United Arab Emirates 8. The Ruling Family of Oman 9. Saudi Arabia, the Powerful Neighbour 10. The International Setting

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• Authors: Rosemarie Said Zahlan, Zahlan Rosemarie Said
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 05.02.2016
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories
• EAN: 9781138181823
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18182-3
• Pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Gulf
• Subjects: Abu Dhabi, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, Political structure & processes, Middle Eastern history, Arabian Peninsula, Rub al Khali, Ras al Khaimah, Political structure and processes, Young Men, Large Family, state formation processes, Trucial States, Umm Al Qaiwain, al sabah, Bani Yas, modernisation of Arabian Peninsula states, ruling dynasties analysis, oil industry transformation, colonial legacy Middle East, political economy gulf, labour migration Gulf, Faisal Al Saud, Sultan Qaboos, Shaikh Zayid, Shaikh Saqr, Cruel Sea, Muhammad Bin Thani, AI Bu, Shaikh Shakhbut, Shaikh Saqr Bin, AI Sabah, Suq Al Manakh, AI Saud, Modern Gulf States, Shaikh Saqr Bin Sultan, Pre-oil Days, Large Shia Population