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• catalog abstract "When Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990, the Gulf States became the focus of frenzied international interest for the second time in a decade, the first having been during the Iraq-Iran war, 1980-8. Both events posed major threats to the regional state system which had evolved over almost two centuries. This book is based on a wide range of primary materials, including recently declassified documents used here for the first time. It defines and describes the geopolitical framework of the region and the state system which emanated from it. It explains how the Gulf States owe their creation and survival, sometimes against many odds, to forces well beyond the waters of the Gulf. Rosemarie Said Zahlan tells the story of the formation of the states, their evolution from colonial dependency to statehood, their socio-economic transformation by oil, and their stability in the midst of change. She illuminates their relationships with each other, with the wider Arab world, and with the major world powers. The result is an informed and balanced picture of the political, economic, religious and cultural character of the region. It is also a story of the powerful families and their Shaikhs who have had to lead their countries so rapidly into the modern world, all the while preserving their own socio-political traditions. -- Back cover.".
• catalog contributor b11525197.
• catalog contributor b11525198.
• catalog coverage "Arabian Peninsula History.".
• catalog coverage "Bahrain History.".
• catalog coverage "Kuwait History.".
• catalog coverage "Oman History.".
• catalog coverage "Persian Gulf States Foreign relations.".
• catalog coverage "Persian Gulf States History.".
• catalog coverage "Persian Gulf States Politics and government.".
• catalog coverage "Qatar History.".
• catalog coverage "United Arab Emirates History.".
• catalog created "1998.".
• catalog date "1998".
• catalog date "1998.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
• catalog description "Introduction ---- 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 neighbor --- 10. The international setting ---- Appendix: the ministers of the Gulf States.".
• catalog description "When Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990, the Gulf States became the focus of frenzied international interest for the second time in a decade, the first having been during the Iraq-Iran war, 1980-8. Both events posed major threats to the regional state system which had evolved over almost two centuries. This book is based on a wide range of primary materials, including recently declassified documents used here for the first time. It defines and describes the geopolitical framework of the region and the state system which emanated from it. It explains how the Gulf States owe their creation and survival, sometimes against many odds, to forces well beyond the waters of the Gulf. Rosemarie Said Zahlan tells the story of the formation of the states, their evolution from colonial dependency to statehood, their socio-economic transformation by oil, and their stability in the midst of change. She illuminates their relationships with each other, with the wider Arab world, and with the major world powers. The result is an informed and balanced picture of the political, economic, religious and cultural character of the region. It is also a story of the powerful families and their Shaikhs who have had to lead their countries so rapidly into the modern world, all the while preserving their own socio-political traditions. -- Back cover.".
• catalog extent "xii, 200 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0863722296".
• catalog issued "1998".
• catalog issued "1998.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Reading, Berkshire, U.K. : Ithaca Press,".
• catalog spatial "Arabian Peninsula History.".
• catalog spatial "Bahrain History.".
• catalog spatial "Kuwait History.".
• catalog spatial "Oman History.".
• catalog spatial "Persian Gulf States Foreign relations.".
• catalog spatial "Persian Gulf States History.".
• catalog spatial "Persian Gulf States Politics and government.".
• catalog spatial "Qatar History.".
• catalog spatial "United Arab Emirates History.".
• catalog subject "953.605 19".
• catalog subject "DS247.A138 Z34 1998".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction ---- 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 neighbor --- 10. The international setting ---- Appendix: the ministers of the Gulf States.".
• catalog title "The making of the modern Gulf states : Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman / Rosemarie Said Zahlan ; with a foreword by Roger Owen.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".