Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar

by Jill Crystal

Book Overview

Why in recent years have the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity? In a region of revolution and coups, these particular monarchies have somehow survived. In her analysis of political change in the Gulf, Jill Crystal investigates this apparent anomaly by examining the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state institutions. She also adds to our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521466350
• ISBN13: 9780521466356
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"