Desert kingdoms to global powers the rise of the Arab Gulf

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...

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Main Author: Miller, Rory 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT London , UK Yale University Press 2016
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Call Number :HC 415.3 .M55 2016

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