The History of Kuwait

The History of Kuwait

Author: Michael S. Casey

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2007-08-30

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1573567477

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The tiny country of Kuwait grabbed the world's attention during the Gulf War, during which its natural petroleum resource became the envy of its neighboring country of Iraq. But Kuwait's history goes back long before any oil was discovered, back to Mesopotamian settlements as early as 3000 BCE. Ideal for high school students as well as general readers, History of Kuwait offers a comprehensive look at how such a small country could, essentially, rule the world with just one natural resource. From sheikhdom to British protectorate to independence to invasion, Kuwait's history is long and rich with culture. Michael S. Casey demonstrates how this Middle Eastern gem has grown throughout the centuries.


Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State

Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State

Author: Jill Crystal

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1317242041

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Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, first published in 1992, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community. Crystal skilfully weaves these themes into a broad profile of Kuwait, analysing the nation’s transformation from a pre-oil to an oil economy; its social structure and composition, including the country’s tribal roots and key divisions involving class, gender and immigrant labour; political tensions resulting from the nation’s sudden wealth and the accompanying changes in social structure; and its relations with other countries in the Gulf and the Middle East.


Walls Built On Sand

Walls Built On Sand

Author: Anh Nga Longva

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0429971729

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When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the sight of tens of thousands of non-Kuwaiti Arabs, Indians, East Asians, and Westerners fleeing or trapped under occupation made the outside world suddenly aware of a singular fact of Kuwaiti society-that Kuwaitis are an absolute minority in their own country. Basing her analysis on extensive fieldwork and archiv


The Middle East Today

The Middle East Today

Author: Don Peretz

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1994-04-30

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 0313390541

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In this completely updated sixth edition, Peretz offers a comprehensive introduction to the history, politics, and contemporary life of the Middle East. This is the book for those who have little or no previous academic background to the region. Since its initial publication in 1963, this definitive survey has been widely acclaimed and frequently used in history and political science classes. As with previous editions, this volume offers a basic understanding of the forces that shape life and politics in Israel, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States, and is up to date through the September 1993 Israeli-P.L.O. accords.


Administration and Development in the Arab World

Administration and Development in the Arab World

Author: Jamil Jreisat

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-22

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1317245946

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This book, first published in 1986, examines the literature on administration, human resources and development in the Arab world. It emphasizes contemporary societies and their internal dynamics, the least known and most critical aspects of Arabic studies.


Arab Society

Arab Society

Author: Nicholas S. Hopkins

Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13: 9789774244049

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This all-new edition of the classic Arab Society: Social Science Perspectives, containing thirty new articles by leading scholars, examines Arab society in the 1990s. Articles by scholars from many countries explore such subjects as Arab unity and identity; demographic processes; the roles of men, women, and family; rural social change; political developments; and religious change. For students, scholars, and general readers alike, Arab Society offers up-to-date analysis and discussion of the social, political, and economic transformations that face the region today.


Al-Sabah

Al-Sabah

Author: Alan Rush

Publisher: Garnet & Ithaca Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780863720819

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Elections in Asia and the Pacific

Elections in Asia and the Pacific

Author: Dieter Nohlen

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 771

ISBN-13: 019924958X

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This work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the beginning of the 21st century.


The Middle East

The Middle East

Author: Ellen Lust

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 2016-04-25

Total Pages: 1838

ISBN-13: 1506329292

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In the Fourteenth Edition of The Middle East, Ellen Lust brings important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her outstanding contributors explain the many complex changes taking place across the region. New to this edition is a country profile chapter on Sudan by Fareed Hassan. All country chapters now address domestic and regional conflict more explicitly, and all tables, figures, boxes, and maps have been fully updated with the most recent data and information.