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Routledge Library Editions: The Gulf
Av Various
2016
44121 kr
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This collection gathers together a wide range of titles that detail the history, politics, economics and society of the countries that make up the Gulf region. Written by acclaimed Middle Eastern, American and European scholars, RLE: The Gulf is an essential reference resource in the study of the …
Arab Gulf and the Arab World
Av B.R. Pridham
Inbunden, 2016
2510 kr
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This book, first published in 1988, compiles selected contributions to a symposium on ‘The Gulf and the Arab World’ held by the Centre for Arab Gulf Studies at Exeter University, UK, in July 1986. The historical perspective was considered to be a prerequisite for focusing on modern developments, …
Bahrain and the Gulf
Past, Perspectives and Alternative Futures
Av Jeffrey B. Nugent, Theodore H. Thomas
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain rapidly became an oil exporting country with a relatively high income per capita. More recently Bahrain has succeeded in diversifying its oil dominated economy by developing regional banking and other services, and a variety of light and heavy …
Creation of Qatar
Inbunden, 2016
2195 kr
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This book, first published in 1979, was the first political and social history of Qatar. Its main thrust is to provide the reader with a description and identification of the processes and forces that have contributed to change and continuity in Qatari society. A concise and relevant history of the …
Impact of Oil Revenues on Arab Gulf Development
Inbunden, 2016
1521 kr
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As the price of oil fell in the eighties the pressures on the Arab Gulf States to speed up the diversification of their economies into non-oil sectors increased. This book, first published in 1984, examines this problem and many other issues connected with the impact of oil revenues on development …
Making of the Modern Gulf States
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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The Gulf States are the focus of great international interest – yet their fabulous evolution from pearl-fishing to oil-drilling, their individuality and variety, are screened by a thick cloud of petro-dollars. This book, first published in 1989, tells the story of their formation, their evolution …
Oman and Muscat
An Early Modern History
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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During the early modern period Oman held a key position in the trade routes whereby the Muslim world dominated indigenous trade in the Indian Ocean. In the second half of the eighteenth century, Oman broke free from foreign political control and became the dominant economic and naval force in the …
Economies of the Arabian Gulf
A Statistical Source Book
Inbunden, 2016
2510 kr
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This book, first published in 1984, examines the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and UAE. Culturally, historically, geographically and politically the GCC countries represent a rare instance of regional homogeneity and they face similar problems …
Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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Until the 1970s Oman was an isolated, almost medieval kingdom, virtually unknown to the outside world. The 1970 palace coup that brought Sultan Qaboos b. Sa’id Al-Sa’id to power also brought Oman into the twentieth century. Development programmes made modernization a rapid process, and Oman’s …
Oman in the Twentieth Century
Political Foundations of an Emerging State
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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Oman was ruled by the Al Bu Sa’id for 250 years, and during this period the fortunes of the state varied considerably. But in July 1970, as a result of a palace coup, the state abruptly turned away from isolation and traditions of the past. The most obvious alteration was in the dramatic change in …
Yemen Arab Republic
The Politics of Development, 1962-1986
Inbunden, 2016
1566 kr
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Examining political and socioeconomic change in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), this book, first published in 1987, focuses primarily on the quarter century following the overthrow of the imamate in 1962. The problems and politics of the period’s republican leaders and their regimes are analysed …
Yemen: the Search for a Modern State
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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The development of North Yemen in the twentieth century was one of the most interesting features of the Arabian Peninsula. After the traumas of the civil war which embroiled Nasser’s Egypt, the country emerged from its traditional tribal heritage into the modern world. Sandwiched between Saudi …
Jews of the Yemen, 1800-1914
Av Yehuda Nini
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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In the nineteenth century, the political independence and stability of the Yemen were undermined by outside forces. The Wahabite movement, British naval imperialism and the expansion of the Ottoman Empire all contributed to the decline of the country. The upheavals of the period are the framework …
Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath
Av Gad Barzilai, Aharon Klieman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2585 kr
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The crisis in the Gulf of 1990-1 affected more than just the regional powers in the area. Rippling outward, its military, economic and political effects were felt throughout the international political system, testing US steadfastness in the face of Saddam Hussein’s political survival, European …
Bahrain and the Gulf
Past, Perspectives and Alternative Futures
Av Jeffrey B. Nugent, Theodore H. Thomas
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
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After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain rapidly became an oil exporting country with a relatively high income per capita. More recently Bahrain has succeeded in diversifying its oil dominated economy by developing regional banking and other services, and a variety of light and heavy …
Creation of Qatar
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
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This book, first published in 1979, was the first political and social history of Qatar. Its main thrust is to provide the reader with a description and identification of the processes and forces that have contributed to change and continuity in Qatari society. A concise and relevant history of the …
Economies of the Arabian Gulf
A Statistical Source Book
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
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This book, first published in 1984, examines the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and UAE. Culturally, historically, geographically and politically the GCC countries represent a rare instance of regional homogeneity and they face similar problems …
Gulf Crisis and its Global Aftermath
Av Gad Barzilai, Aharon Klieman m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The crisis in the Gulf of 1990-1 affected more than just the regional powers in the area. Rippling outward, its military, economic and political effects were felt throughout the international political system, testing US steadfastness in the face of Saddam Hussein’s political survival, European …
Impact of Oil Revenues on Arab Gulf Development
Häftad, 2017
458 kr
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As the price of oil fell in the eighties the pressures on the Arab Gulf States to speed up the diversification of their economies into non-oil sectors increased. This book, first published in 1984, examines this problem and many other issues connected with the impact of oil revenues on development …
Making of the Modern Gulf States
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Gulf States are the focus of great international interest – yet their fabulous evolution from pearl-fishing to oil-drilling, their individuality and variety, are screened by a thick cloud of petro-dollars. This book, first published in 1989, tells the story of their formation, their evolution …
Oman and Muscat
An Early Modern History
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
During the early modern period Oman held a key position in the trade routes whereby the Muslim world dominated indigenous trade in the Indian Ocean. In the second half of the eighteenth century, Oman broke free from foreign political control and became the dominant economic and naval force in the …
Oman in the Twentieth Century
Political Foundations of an Emerging State
Häftad, 2017
637 kr
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Oman was ruled by the Al Bu Sa’id for 250 years, and during this period the fortunes of the state varied considerably. But in July 1970, as a result of a palace coup, the state abruptly turned away from isolation and traditions of the past. The most obvious alteration was in the dramatic change in …
Oman: the Modernization of the Sultanate
Häftad, 2017
816 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Until the 1970s Oman was an isolated, almost medieval kingdom, virtually unknown to the outside world. The 1970 palace coup that brought Sultan Qaboos b. Sa’id Al-Sa’id to power also brought Oman into the twentieth century. Development programmes made modernization a rapid process, and Oman’s …
Yemen Arab Republic
The Politics of Development, 1962-1986
Häftad, 2017
429 kr
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Examining political and socioeconomic change in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), this book, first published in 1987, focuses primarily on the quarter century following the overthrow of the imamate in 1962. The problems and politics of the period’s republican leaders and their regimes are analysed …
Yemen: the Search for a Modern State
Häftad, 2017
816 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The development of North Yemen in the twentieth century was one of the most interesting features of the Arabian Peninsula. After the traumas of the civil war which embroiled Nasser’s Egypt, the country emerged from its traditional tribal heritage into the modern world. Sandwiched between Saudi …
Arab Gulf and the Arab World
Av B.R. Pridham
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book, first published in 1988, compiles selected contributions to a symposium on ‘The Gulf and the Arab World’ held by the Centre for Arab Gulf Studies at Exeter University, UK, in July 1986. The historical perspective was considered to be a prerequisite for focusing on modern developments, …
Jews of the Yemen, 1800-1914
Av Yehuda Nini
Häftad, 2017
637 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the nineteenth century, the political independence and stability of the Yemen were undermined by outside forces. The Wahabite movement, British naval imperialism and the expansion of the Ottoman Empire all contributed to the decline of the country. The upheavals of the period are the framework …
