Abu Dhabi:oil and beyond
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Published: |
Columbia University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Power and politics in the Gulf |
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Carrier Form: | ix, 244 p.: ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780231701068 (hbk.) 0231701063 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | F438 |
CLC: | F438.762 |
Call Number: | F438.762/D252 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index. The emergence of Adu Dhabi -- Sheikh Shakhbut and the great decline -- Sheikh Zayed the second : prosperity and unity -- Oil and beyond : Abu Dhabi's new economy -- The traditional monarchy : an evolving dynasty -- Legitimizing the monarchy -- Unresolved problems : external and structural. |