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Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States
Malcolm C. Peck
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The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world's attention is riveted on the Middle East. The small states covered in this volume—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—possess about 20 percent of the world's total oil reserves. Beyond the strategic and economic importance conferred upon them by their vast oil reserves, the Gulf Arab states are worthy of attention for the inherent interest of their history and culture. No area of the world has yielded more revealing and exciting archaeological finds in the past few decades ... Read more
The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world's attention is riveted on the Middle East. The small states covered in this volume—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—possess about 20 percent of the world's total oil reserves. Beyond the strategic and economic importance conferred upon them by their vast oil reserves, the Gulf Arab states are worthy of attention for the inherent interest of their history and culture. No area of the world has yielded more revealing and exciting archaeological finds in the past few decades ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East
Condition
New
Number of Pages
468
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810854635
SKU
V9780810854635
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About Malcolm C. Peck
Malcolm C. Peck is a Program Officer at the Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C. He was Director of Programs at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. from 1970 to 1981, and he served as the Arabian Peninsula Analyst at the U.S. Department of State from 1981-1983. He is author of The United Arab Emirates: A Venture in Unity ... Read more
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States
this volume and all its companions are handy tools.
American Reference Books Annual, March 2008
Peck provides a detailed historical background.
Middle East Journal
American Reference Books Annual, March 2008
Peck provides a detailed historical background.
Middle East Journal