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Persian Gulf states : country studies
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- Online
Details
- Creator
- Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Helen Chapin Metz
- Other Title
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- HeinOnline index title: Country studies, Persian Gulf states
- Included Titles
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- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
- Oman
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 3rd edition
- Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1994
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (lvii, 394 pages) : illustrations, maps
- ISBNs
- 0844407933
- "Research completed January 1993."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-433) and index.
- Historical setting / William Smyth. Trade in the Gulf -- The Gulf in the ancient world -- Early development of Islam. Sunni Islam ; Shia Islam ; The spread of Islam -- The Gulf in the Middle Ages -- The age of colonialism -- Whhabi Islam and the Gulf -- Treaties with the British -- Discovery of oil -- Independence -- Developments since independence -- Tribal nature of gulf society
- Kuwait / Jill Crystal. Country profile -- Geography -- Society. Population ; Education ; Health and welfare -- Economy. Oil industry ; Diversification ; Agriculture and fishing ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Banking and finance ; Foreign investment ; Foreign aid and trade -- Political system. Ruling family ; Bureaucracy ; Legislature ; Constitution ; The media -- Foreign relations. Persian Gulf War ; Post-Persian Gulf War foreign policy -- Reconstruction after the Persian Gulf War. Postwar society ; Economic reconstruction ; Politics
- Bahrain / Eric Hooglund. Country profile -- Geography and population. Geography ; Climate ; Population -- Society. Education ; Health and welfare -- The economy. Agriculture and fishing ; Petroleum industry ; Other industry ; Labor ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Banking and finance ; Budget ; Foreign trade and the balance of payments -- Government and politics. The constitutional experiment ; Legal system ; The media -- Foreign relations
- Qatar / Anthony Toth. Country profile -- Historical background -- Geography -- Population -- Education -- Health -- The economy. Oil and natural gas ; Industry ; Labor ; Agriculture and fishing ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Money and banking ; Budget ; Trade -- Government and politics. The Al Thani ; The merchant families ; Opposition ; The media -- Foreign relations
- United Arab Emirates / Eric Hooglund and Anthony Toth. Country profile -- Geography -- Population -- Religion -- Education -- Status of women -- Health and welfare -- Economy. Oil and natural gas ; Industry ; Electricity and water ; Labor ; Transportation ; Telecommunications ; Agriculture and forestry ; Fishing ; Banking and finance ; Budget ; Trade -- Government and politics. Executive and legislative branches ; The judiciary ; Ruling families ; The media -- Foreign relations
- Oman / Fareed Mohamedi. Country profile -- Geography and population. Geography ; Climate ; Population -- Society. Religion ; Education ; Health -- The economy. Public finance and the five-year development plans ; Foreign trade and the balance of payments ; Hydrocarbon sector ; Agriculture and fishing ; Non-oil minerals ; Industry ; Tourism ; Transportation ; Telecommunications ; Labor ; Water and power ; Banking -- Government and politics. Historical patterns of governance ; Faisal ibn Turki, 1888-1913 ; Taimur ibn Faisal, 1913-32 ; Said ibn Taimur, 1932-70 ; Qabus ibn Said: the emergence of a modern state ; Government institutions ; The media -- Foreign relations. Regional relations ; International relations
- Regional and national security considerations / Jean R. Tartter. Historical overview. Impact of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88 ; Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Territorial disputes -- Regional security problems -- Collective security under the gulf cooperation council -- Military capabilities of the Persian Gulf states -- Kuwait. Background ; Organization and mission of the forces ; Role of Kuwaiti armed forces in the Persian Gulf War ; Personnel, training, and recruitment ; Internal security ; Police and the criminal justice system ; Human rights practices -- Bahrain. Role in the Persian Gulf War ; Internal security -- Qatar -- United Arab Emirates. Background ; Organization and equipment ; The role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War ; Internal security problems -- Oman. Background ; Mission of the armed forces ; Organization and equipment of the armed forces ; Omani role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991 ; Internal security