Qatar : : a modern history

Title Qatar : : a modern history
Names Fromherz, Allen James.
Book Number DB113716
Title Status In Process
Medium Digital Book
Annotation "What role does Qatar play in the Middle East, and how does it differ from the other Gulf states? How has the ruling Al-Thani family shaped Qatar from a traditional tribal society and British protectorate to a modern state? How has Qatar become an economic superpower with one of the highest per-capita incomes in the world? What are the social, political, and economic consequences of Qatar's extremely rapid development? In this groundbreaking history of modern Qatar, Allen J. Fromherz analyzes the country's crucial role in the Middle East and its 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, the author deftly traces the influence of the Ottoman and British Empires and Qatar's Gulf neighbors prior to Qatar's meteoric rise in the post-independence era. Fromherz gives particular weight to the nation's economic and social history, from its modest origins in the pearling and fishing industries to the considerable economic clout it exerts today, a clout that comes from having the region's second-highest natural gas reserves. He also looks at what the future holds for Qatar's economy as the country tries to diversify beyond oil and gas. The book further examines the paradox of Qatar where monarchy, traditional tribal culture, and conservative Islamic values appear to coexist with ultramodern development and a large population of foreign workers who outnumber Qatari citizens. This book is as unique as the country it documents ? a multifaceted picture of the political, cultural, religious, social, and economic makeup of modern Qatar and its significance within the Gulf Cooperation Council and the wider region." -- Provided by publisher.
Language English
Local Subject Nonfiction
History - World / Foreign - 900W
Asia - Arabian Peninsula - 953
LC Subject Gas industry - Qatar
Petroleum industry and trade - Qatar
Middle East - Foreign relations - Qatar
Qatar - Economic conditions
Qatar - Foreign relations - Middle East
Qatar - History
Qatar - Politics and government
Qatar - Strategic aspects
Audience Notes A
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, 9999
Original Publication Recorded from: Updated edition. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2017] 9781626162037
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