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

by Zahlan, Rosemarie Said; Owen, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780863722295
• ISBN10: 0863722296
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-29
• Publisher: Ithaca Press

Summary

This book 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 sociopolitical traditions.

Author Biography

Dr Rosemarie Said Zahlan is a leading authority on the Gulf who has pioneered the development and understanding of the subject. She has written the first account of the Dubai Reform Movement (1970), the first comprehensive history of the United Arab Emirates, The Origins of the United Arab Emirates (1978) and the first history of Qatar, The Creation of Qatar (1969 and 1986), and a number of other works. Her forthcoming book, The Gulf States in the Twentieth Century: Isolation or Centre Stage?, will add considerably to our understanding of the history and politics of the Gulf States throughout the twentieth century.

Table of Contents

Maps of the Gulf States
Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
The Gulf in History	p. 7
The Emergence of the Gulf States	p. 19
Representative Government in Kuwait	p. 33
Political Developments in Bahrain	p. 59
The Political Order	p. 83
The Ruling Families of Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar	p. 95
The Ruling Families of the United Arab Emirates	p. 107
The Ruling Family of Oman	p. 125
Saudi Arabia, the Powerful Neighbour	p. 135
The International Setting	p. 157
Index	p. 195
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