Bibliograph

Qatar, a modern history, Allen J. Fromherz

Type

Label

Qatar, a modern history, Allen J. Fromherz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Qatar

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

777411115

Responsibility statement

Allen J. Fromherz

Sub title

a modern history

Summary

With the second greatest natural gas resources in the region, Qatar's economic clout is considerable. At the same time the Qatar story is replete with paradoxes: the state hosts the Al-Jazeera media network, an influential expression of Arab nationalism and anti-Americanism, while also hosting the principal US naval base in the region

Table Of Contents

Qatar : a new model of modernity? -- Qatar : geography of a near frontier -- The origins of Qatar : between 'emergence' and 'creation' -- Creating social realities : Qatar and the British in the twentieth century -- Sheikh Khalifa and the enigma of independence -- Sheikh Hamad and the future of Qatar -- Qatar's political economy : a classic rentier state? -- The emir and the exercise of authority in Qatar

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