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000437812 1001_ $$aFromherz, Allen James.
000437812 24510 $$aQatar :$$ba modern history /$$cAllen J. Fromherz.
000437812 260__ $$aLondon ;$$aNew York :$$bI.B. Tauris,$$c2012.
000437812 300__ $$aviii, 204 p. :$$bill., maps ;$$c24 cm.
000437812 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000437812 5050_ $$aQatar : a new model of modernity? -- Qatar : geography of a near frontier -- The origins of Qatar : between 'emergence' and 'creation' -- Creating social realities : Qatar and the British in the twentieth century -- Sheikh Khalifa and the enigma of independence -- Sheikh Hamad and the future of Qatar -- Qatar's political economy : a classic rentier state? -- The emir and the exercise of authority in Qatar.
000437812 520__ $$aWhat role does Qatar play in the Middle East and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the Al-Thani tribe shaped the history of modern Qatar? And how is a traditional tribal society adapting to its status as a burgeoning economic superpower? Qatar plays a crucial part in the Middle East today. With the second greatest natural gas resources in the region, Qatar's economic clout is considerable. At the same time the Qatar story is replete with paradoxes: the state hosts the Al-Jazeera media network, an influential expression of Arab nationalism and anti-Americanism, while also hosting the principal US naval base in the region. Its leaders, like Saudi Arabia's, adhere to the Wahhabi form of Sunni Islam, yet Qatar eyes its Saudi neighbours with suspicion. It is a fervent champion of the Palestinian cause, yet welcomes the Israeli Foreign Minister to present the Jewish state's case in its capital, Doha. With this groundbreaking modern history, Allen Fromherz presents a full portrait which analyses these paradoxes and Qatar's growing regional influence within a broader historical context. Drawing on original sources in Arabic, English and French, as well as his own fieldwork in the Middle East, Fromherz offers a multi-faceted picture of the political, cultural, religious, social and economic make-up of modern Qatar, its significance within the GCC states and the wider region. - Publisher.
000437812 60000 $$aKhalīfah ibn Ḥamad Āl Thānī,$$cAmir of Qatar,$$d1932-2016.
000437812 60010 $$aḤamad ibn Khalīfah Āl Thāni,$$cAmir of Qatar,$$d1952-
000437812 650_0 $$aPetroleum industry and trade$$zQatar.
000437812 650_0 $$aGas industry$$zQatar.
000437812 651_0 $$aQatar$$xHistory.
000437812 651_0 $$aQatar$$xEconomic conditions.
000437812 651_0 $$aQatar$$xPolitics and government.
000437812 651_0 $$aQatar$$xForeign relations$$zMiddle East.
000437812 651_0 $$aMiddle East$$xForeign relations$$zQatar.
000437812 651_0 $$aQatar$$xStrategic aspects.
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