Power and Politics in the Persian Gulf Monarchies
- ISBN-10
- 0231702884
- ISBN-13
- 9780231702881
- Category
- Monarchy
- Pages
- 203
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Christopher Michael Davidson
Description
A multiregional analysis of the inscrutable institutions determining the stability of world power. Controlling the world's largest hydrocarbon reserves while playing decisive roles in both Middle Eastern and global political outcomes, the six traditional monarchies comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council--Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)--are shocking underestimated and misunderstood by today's western powers. The author teams up with five leading scholars to analyze the behavior, attitudes, and potential evolution of these highly influential and unpredictable states. After a succinct theoretical overview surveying the various achievements, opportunities, and challenges faced by the Gulf monarchies, subsequent chapters discuss individual historical trajectories, political structures, economic diversification efforts, and future prospects for change.
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- 2011-10-25
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
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