Historical dictionary of the Gulf Arab states /
"This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world's attention is focused on the Middle East. The small states covered in this volume - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - possess about 20% of the world's...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2008
Lanham, Md. : 2008 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East ;
66 Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East ; 66 Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East 66 |
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| Summary: | "This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world's attention is focused on the Middle East. The small states covered in this volume - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - possess about 20% of the world's total oil reserves. Beyond the strategic and economic importance conferred upon them by these vast reserves, the Gulf Arab states are worthy of attention for their history and culture - no area of the world has yielded more revealing and exciting archaeological finds in the past few decades. Investigations have brought to light extensive evidence of an important culture as old as the Egypt of the Pharaohs or ancient Babylon, which was virtually unknown previously except through rare references in the records of other civilizations." "Malcolm Peck's expanded new edition covers the history of the five countries through a chronology broken down by country, list of acronyms and abbreviations, introductory essay, bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, and events in each country. Everything from the Abbasids to Zubarah is covered in this essential reference on this increasingly important region of the world."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | lxv, 397 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm lxv, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm lxv, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-397) Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-397) Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-397) |
| ISBN: | 0810854635 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0810854635 9780810854635 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780810854635 |