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The Emergence Of Qatar
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 250.00Rahman examines the wars, conflicts, intrigues, conspiracies, and strategic contests that were factors behind the comparatively late emergence of Qatar as an independent political entity. This is a significant contribution to the historical record and an important new resource for scholars and historians interested in the history of Qatar and the... more...
Saudi Arabia - Culture Smart!
Kuperard 2010;Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will... more...
UAE - Culture Smart!
Kuperard 2010;As seen in Sex and the City 2! Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your... more...
Oman
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 26.69Following ten years' residency in the Sultante of Oman, a country often descrived as one of the most secretive in the world, John Besant began researching its little-documented political history and uncovered a story which Edward Heath once commented `will no be told in our lifetime'. According to Beasant's research, Oman's much-touted `renaissance'... more...
Cradle of Islam
I.B.Tauris 2009; US$ 29.50Is Saudi Arabia really a homogeneous Wahhabi dominated state? In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the kingdom of Hijaz, once the cultural hub of the Arabian world, in to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The urban, cosmopolitan Hijazis were absorbed in to a new state whose codes of behavior and rules were determined by the Najdis, an ascetic desert... more...
Yemen Divided
I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 50.00South Yemen has come to be seen as a potential Al-Qaeda stronghold and at the heart of a separatist movement threatening to rip apart southern Arabia. How has this country of forbidding mountains and arid deserts gone from British colony to communist state and then to 'terrorist base' in just half a century? In "Yemen Divided", author... more...
Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 30.00Saudi Arabia influences American policy through both conventional and unconventional methods, all due to the petro-dollars that have been generated from America's addiction to foreign oil. With chapters written by renowned experts, this book uses first-hand accounts to explore this vast influence more...
Oman, Culture and Diplomacy
Edinburgh University Press 2012; US$ 96.00A comprehensive study of Oman presenting a portrait of a nation through its diplomacy.For Oman, the idea of diplomacy refers not only to the country's interactions in the global community, but also to the way in which Omani life itself is shaped by principles and practices of social and political engagement that are essentially diplomatic. Such... more...
The Gulf States
I.B.Tauris 2012; US$ 57.92The geopolitical importance of the Gulf region is a source both of great interest and great tension. David Commins here provides an in-depth narrative of the modern political history of the Gulf States, providing a comprehensive and accessible account of their recent development and strategic importance. Focusing primarily on economic, cultural, religious... more...
The Transformation of the Gulf
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 49.95This book examines the political, economic and social transformation of the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the ways in which these states are both shaping, and being reshaped by, the processes of globalisation. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the volume combines thematic chapters focusing on issues such as globalisation,... more...









