BAHRAIN AND THE GULF by Jeffrey B. Nugent (Editor), Theodore H. Thomas (Editor) ( 9781138126336 )

Item Details

Title:

BAHRAIN AND THE GULF
PAST, PERSPECTIVES AND ALTERNATIVE FUTURES

By:

Jeffrey B. Nugent (Editor), Theodore H. Thomas (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:

£145.00

Our price:

£140.65

Discount:

3% off

You save:

£4.35

ISBN 10:

1138126330

ISBN 13:

9781138126336

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

3 February, 2016

Series:

Routledge Library Editions the Gulf 3

Pages:

235

Description:

"First published in 1985 by Croom Helm Ltd."

Synopsis:

After the oil discoveries of the early 1930s, Bahrain rapidly became an oil exporting country with a relatively high income per capita. More recently Bahrain has succeeded in diversifying its oil dominated economy by developing regional banking and other services, and a variety of light and heavy industries. Various circumstances have combined to make Bahrain a leader among the Arab Gulf States in the transformation of traditional Arabic tribal societies into modern social and economic structures. This book, first published in 1985, in exploring the past, present and possible futures of Bahrain and the Gulf, attempts to describe the nature of this transformation. It estimates to what extent Bahrain has merely an outward appearance of modernity, and explores the conflicts between the compelling power of modern values and the pervasive traditional religions. Bahrain is not typical of the Arab countries of the Gulf; it may, however, serve as a gauge of their current position and likely future. It will therefore be valuable to those interested in gaining more insight into the history and politics of the Middle East during this period of rapid change.

Publication:

Imprint:

Routledge

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

BAHRAIN AND THE GULF