Qatar : the rise to power and influence /: the rise to power and influence. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Allen J. Fromherz.
• Other Names: Fromherz, Allen James
• Contents: Chapter 1: Qatar - A new Model of Modernity?Chapter 2: Qatar - Geography of a Near FrontierChapter 3: The Origins of Qatar - Between 'Emergence' and 'Creation' Chapter 4: Creating Social Realities - Qatar and the British in the Twentieth Century. Chapter 5: Sheikh Khalifa and The Enigma of Independence Chapter 6: Sheikh Hamad and the Future of QatarChapter 7: Qatar's Political Economy: A Classic Rentier State? Chapter 8: The Emir and the Exercise of Authority in Qatar Conclusions: Change or Continuity?.
• Edition: New edition
• Publisher Details: London : I.B.Tauris
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages), 1 illustration (black and white), maps (black and white)
• Subjects: 953.63; Petroleum industry and trade -- Qatar; Gas industry -- Qatar; HISTORY -- Middle East -- General; Diplomatic relations; Economic history; Gas industry; Petroleum industry and trade; Politics and government; Strategic aspects of individual places; Qatar -- History; Qatar -- Economic conditions; Qatar -- Politics and government; Qatar -- Foreign relations -- Middle East; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Qatar; Qatar -- Strategic aspects; Qatar; Middle East; Qatar; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857721426; 0857721429; 9781786729774; 1786729776
• Related ISBNs: 9781780767819
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.