Qatar : Rise to Power and Influence

ISBN-13: 9781780767819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str.

Allen J Fromherz

Opis

What role does Qatar play in the Middle East and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the Al-Thani tribe shaped the history of modern Qatar? And how is a traditional tribal society adapting to its status as a burgeoning economic superpower?

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Qatar - A new Model of Modernity?Chapter 2: Qatar - Geography of a Near FrontierChapter 3: The Origins of Qatar - Between "Emergence" and "Creation" Chapter 4: Creating Social Realities - Qatar and the British in the Twentieth Century. Chapter 5: Sheikh Khalifa and The Enigma of Independence Chapter 6: Sheikh Hamad and the Future of QatarChapter 7: Qatar's Political Economy: A Classic Rentier State? Chapter 8: The Emir and the Exercise of Authority in Qatar Conclusions: Change or Continuity?

O autorze

Allen James Fromherz is Associate Professor of History at Georgia State University, USA.