The Emergence of Qatar

ISBN-13: 9780710312136 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 330 str.

A. J. Ayer; A.U. Ed. Rahman; Graham MacDonald

Opis

Rahman examines the wars, conflicts, intrigues, conspiracies, and strategic contests that were factors behind the comparatively late emergence of Qatar as an independent political entity. This is a significant contribution to the historical record and an important new resource for scholars and historians interested in the history of Qatar and the Gulf in general.

Spis treści

1 Historical and Geo-Political Setting 2 The Shifting Balance from Zubara to Al-Bida 3 The Struggle for Power in Bahrain and the Fall of Bin Tarif 4 Bin Thani and the Unification of Qatar 5 The Ottomans in al-Bida and the Ascendancy of Shaikh Jasim 6 The 1895 Zubara Tragedy and the Aftermath 7 Struggle for British Protection 8 The Last Phase of Shaikh Jasim's Rulership and the Zakhnuniyah Crisis 9 The Baghdad Railway and the Status of Qatar 10 Summary and Concluding Remarks.

O autorze

Habibur Rahman