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Acknowledgments
Preface
Historical Setting
TRADE IN THE GULF
THE GULF IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam
The Spread of Islam
THE GULF IN THE MIDDLE AGES
THE AGE OF COLONIALISM
WAHHABI ISLAM AND THE GULF
TREATIES WITH THE BRITISH
DISCOVERY OF OIL
INDEPENDENCE
DEVELOPMENTS SINCE INDEPENDENCE
TRIBAL NATURE OF GULF SOCIETY
Kuwait
Geography
Society
Population
Education
Health and Welfare
The Economy
Oil Industry
Diversification
Agriculture and Fishing
Banking and Finance
Foreign Investment
Government and Politics
Ruling Family
Bureaucracy
Legislature
Constitution
The Media
Foreign Relations
Persian Gulf War
Post-Persian Gulf War Foreign Policy
RECONSTRUCTION AFTER THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
Postwar Society
Economic Reconstruction
Politics
Bahrain
Geography and Population
Climate
Population
Society
Education
Health and Welfare
The Economy
Agriculture and Fishing
Petroleum Industry
Other Industry
Labor
Banking and Finance
Government and Politics
The Constitutional Experiment
Legal System
Foreign Relations
Oman
Geography, Climate and Population
Society
Religion
Education
Health
The Economy
Public Finance and the Five-Year Development Plans
Hydrocarbon Sector
Reserves
Oil Production and Exports
Foreign Downstream Ventures
Gas Development and Production
Agriculture and Fishing
Non-oil Minerals
Industry
Tourism
Labor
Water and Power
Banking
Government and Politics
Historical Patterns of Governance
Faisal ibn Turki, 1888-1913
Taimur ibn Faisal, 1913-32
Said ibn Taimur, 1932-70
Qabus ibn Said: The Emergence of a Modern State
The Dhofar Rebellion
State Formation and Politically Influential Groups
The Al Said Dynasty
Established Merchant Families
Government Institutions
Consultative Council
Judicial System
Foreign Relations
Regional Relations
International Relations
Qatar
Historical Background
Geography
Population
Education and Welfare
Health
The Economy
Oil and Natural Gas
Industry
Labor
Agriculture and Fishing
Money, Banking,
Budget and
Trade
Government and Politics
The Al Thani
The Merchant Families
Opposition
Foreign Relations
United Arab Emirates
Geography
Population
Religion
Education
Status of Women
Health and Welfare
The Economy
Oil and Natural Gas
Abu Dhabi
Dubayy
Sharjah
Other Amirates
Industry
Dubayy
Abu Dhabi
The Northern Amirates
Labor
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Banking and Finance
Budget
Trade
Government and Politics
Executive and Legislative Branches
The Judiciary
Ruling Families
Foreign Relations
Regional and National Security Considerations
Historical Overview
Impact of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Territorial Disputes
Regional Security Problems
Collective Security under the Gulf Cooperation Council
Military Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
Kuwait
Background
Organization and Mission of the Forces
Role of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
Personnel, Training, and Recruitment
Internal Security
Police and the Criminal Justice System
Human Rights Practices
Bahrain
Persian Gulf War
Internal Security
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Background
Organization and Equipment
The Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq War and the Persian
Gulf War
Internal Security Problems
Oman
Background
Mission of the Armed Forces
Organization and Equipment of the Armed Forces
Omani Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991
Internal Security
Bibliography
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