Arab Gulf States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arab Gulf States write by Gordon Robison. This book was released on 1996. Arab Gulf States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thoroughly expanded and updated, this guide covers bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The book features 56 detailed maps, accommodation and restaurant options for all budgets, comprehensive political and historical notes, and invaluable information for travel in post-war Kuwait. Tips are given on buying Bedouin silver and Omani daggers.
The Arab Gulf States and the West
The Arab Gulf States and the West - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Arab Gulf States and the West write by Dania Koleilat Khatib. This book was released on 2018-10-30. The Arab Gulf States and the West available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines the changing image of the Arab Gulf States in the West. It addresses the question of perception in international relations and how the Arab States of the Gulf have pursued various endeavors to project themselves into Western imagination. The book chapters generate ideas on how perceptions came about and ways to improve cultural and political realities on the ground in the Arab Gulf States. Thus, it paves the way for a new area of research in the field of Gulf Studies that extends beyond traditional international relations frameworks by weaving elements of intercultural communication into the mix. Recognizing, yet extending beyond, a traditionally realist framework, which has dominated the analysis of Arab Gulf States' foreign relations with western countries, this book tackles both the materialist and the symbolic in the efforts and initiatives launched by the Arab Gulf States. Some chapters maintain a social-scientific approach about the politics of the Arab Gulf States in the West from an international relations lens. Others employ theoretical frameworks that were founded on the notion of the "encounter," with anthropological lenses and concepts of intercultural communication. In addition to the value of this academic research agenda, as such, some of the chapters also touch upon the added importance of policy-oriented input. As the Arab Gulf States actively engage with the West, the book would widely appeal to students and researchers of Gulf politics and international relations.
Political Change in the Arab Gulf States
Political Change in the Arab Gulf States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Change in the Arab Gulf States write by Mary Ann Tétreault. This book was released on 2011. Political Change in the Arab Gulf States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores the politics influencing the volatile situation in the Middle East, as well as specific measures devised by regimes in power to adjust to the challenges of the current environment.
Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States
Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States write by Alanoud Alsharekh. This book was released on 2012-07-15. Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As the Gulf assumes an ever more important identity in the global political economy, we see the emergence of a new popular and political culture underpinning its increasingly self-confident national identities. This volume explores the new dynamism of the Gulf, reflected not just in high-rise buildings and booming stock markets, but also manifested in the realms of art, ideas and expression, and their relationships with political authority. Contributors include figures instrumental to the emergence of these new identities, including artists, broadcasters and cultural commentators.
The Small Gulf States
The Small Gulf States - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Small Gulf States write by Khalid S. Almezaini. This book was released on 2016-12-08. The Small Gulf States available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Small states are often believed to have been resigned to the margins of international politics. However, the recent increase in the number of small states has increased their influence and forced the international community to incorporate some of them into the global governance system. This is particularly evident in the Middle East where small Gulf states have played an important role in the changing dynamics of the region in the last decade. The Small Gulf States analyses the evolution of these states’ foreign and security policies since the Arab Spring. With particular focus on Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, it explores how these states have been successful in not only guaranteeing their survival, but also in increasing their influence in the region. It then discusses the security dilemmas small states face, and suggests a multitude of foreign and security policy options, ranging from autonomy to influence, in order to deal with this. The book also looks at the influence of regional and international actors on the policies of these countries. It concludes with a discussion of the peculiarities and contributions of the Gulf states for the study of small states’ foreign and security policies in general. Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the unique foreign and security policies of the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) before and after the Arab Spring, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle East studies, foreign policy and international relations.
