TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davidson,Christopher M.
TI  - The United Arab Emirates: a study in survival 
T2  - Middle East in the international system
SN  - 9781588262745 (trade)
AV  - DS247.T88 D384 2005
U1  - 953.57 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Boulder, Colo.
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Civil society
KW  - United Arab Emirates
KW  - sears
KW  - Social contract
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1971-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-326) and index; The historical background -- The survival of monarchy -- Socioeconomic development and the diversification effort -- Domestic pathologies and the political process -- Globalization and the prospects for civil society -- Conclusion; Adult; Follett Library Resources; MIST906; UOWD
N2  - Examines the history and governmental structure and development of the United Arab Emirates, covering various dynamics of the lower Gulf region, British involvement in the area, and the establishment of the federation of the seven emirates, with a look at their politics and socioeconomic development and some problems that have inhibited their developmental goals
ER  -