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19252184 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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AE-ALZAD |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20181105185452.0 |
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160620s2016 ctu b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780300192346 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
AE-ALZAD |
| Transcribing agency |
AE-ALZAD |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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ap----- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HC415.3 |
| Item number |
.M55 2016 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Miller, Rory, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1971- |
| 9 (RLIN) |
2165 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Desert kingdoms to global powers : |
| Remainder of title |
the rise of the Arab Gulf / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Rory Miller. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New Haven : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
[2016] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
ix, 357 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-338) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction : paradise found -- Over a barrel -- Neighbourhood watch -- Tax americana -- Thy brother's keeper -- Bloc party -- Sheikh down -- Self-defence -- Oil change -- Divided we stand -- The hub -- Conclusion : (in) capacitated. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Once just sleepy desert sheikdoms, the Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait now exert unprecedented influence on international affairs--the result of their almost unimaginable riches in oil and gas. In this book, Rory Miller, an expert in Gulf politics and international affairs, provides an accessible account of the achievements of these countries since the 1973 global oil crisis. He also investigates how the shrewd Arab Gulf rulers who have overcome crisis after crisis meet the external and internal challenges of the onrushing future.The Arab Gulf region has become an East-West hub for travel, tourism, sport, culture, trade, and finance. But can the autocratic regimes maintain stability at home and influence abroad as they deal with the demands of social and democratic reform? Miller considers an array of factors--Islamism, terrorism, the Arab Spring, volatile oil prices, global power dynamics, and others--to assess the future possibilities, |
| Assigning source |
Amazon.com |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Arabian Peninsula |
| General subdivision |
Economic conditions. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1793 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Arabian Peninsula |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1901 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Arabian Peninsula |
| General subdivision |
Foreign relations. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1900 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
