Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar

ISBN-13: 9780521466356 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 260 str.

Jill Crystal

Opis

In a analysis of political change in the Gulf, the author investigates the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state institutions. This updated edition includes a discussion of the Gulf War and its aftermath.

Recenzje

'This book should appeal to several kinds of audiences: regionalists interested in the Middle East and Persian Gulf States; international relations specialists who want to know more about this strategic area and would like some solid local history upon which to anchor their postwar analyses; and theorists of state development … ' Gregory Nowell, American Political Science Review

Spis treści

Preface; Kuwait family tree; Qatar family tree; 1. State formation and oil; 2. History's legacy: Kuwait and Qatar before oil; 3. Kuwait on the eve of oil; 4. Kuwait after oil; 5. Qatar; 6. The Gulf War and its aftermath; 7. Conclusion.