Qatar : a modern history

Author/Creator:

Fromherz, Allen James

Publication/Creation:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

Qatar : a modern history / Allen J. Fromherz

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Khalīfah ibn Ḥamad Āl Thānī,Amir of Qatar,1932-2016
Āl Thānī, Ḥamad ibn Khalīfah
Petroleum industry and trade--Qatar
Gas industry--Qatar
Qatar--History
Qatar--Economic conditions
Qatar--Politics and government
Qatar--Foreign relations--Middle East
Middle East--Foreign relations--Qatar
Qatar--Strategic aspects

Description/Summary

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.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index.

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.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

viii, 204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990031170180302486

ISBN:

1589019105 (alk. paper)
1848851677 (hbk.)
9781589019102 (alk. paper)
9781848851672 (hbk.)

OCLC Number:

777411115

Barcode:

010002566708