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The Arab Gulf States : beyond oil and Islam / Sean Foley.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010.Description: x, 315 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781588267061 (pbk.)
  • 1588267067 (pbk.)
  • 9781588267306 (trade)
  • 158826730X (trade)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 953.05/3 22
LOC classification:
  • JQ1840 .F65 2010
Contents:
The emergence of the modern Gulf, 1930-1981 -- Globalization, wars, and a telecommunications revolution -- The twenty-first-century Gulf -- When only women will work -- Inclusion, tolerance, and accommodation -- Beyond oil and Islam.
Summary: Argues that many of the critical challenges that Gulf states face in the twenty-first century predate the discovery of oil in 1930, examines how diversity and technological changes have affected Gulf life, and draws on primary and secondary sources.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 953.053 FO AR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0042428
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 953.053 FO AR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0042079

Argues that many of the critical challenges that Gulf states face in the twenty-first century predate the discovery of oil in 1930, examines how diversity and technological changes have affected Gulf life, and draws on primary and secondary sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The emergence of the modern Gulf, 1930-1981 -- Globalization, wars, and a telecommunications revolution -- The twenty-first-century Gulf -- When only women will work -- Inclusion, tolerance, and accommodation -- Beyond oil and Islam.

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