Area handbook for the Persian Gulf States /

An attempt to provide a comprehensive study of the dominant aspects of the five societies of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates and to identify patterns of behavior characteristic of their people.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Area Studies
Other Authors:	Nyrop, Richard F.
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1977.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	DA pam ; 550-185.
Subjects:	Persian Gulf States Persian Gulf States. États du golfe Persique. Bahrain > History. Oman > History. United Arab Emirates > History. Qatar > History. Arabian Peninsula > History. demographic aspect. geographical aspect. living conditions. education. social structure. cultural factor. government. political system. economy. agriculture. industry. trade. transport. petroleum industry. defence. statistical table. Gulf States. aspect démographique. aspect géographique. conditions de vie. éducation. structure sociale. facteur culturel. gouvernement. régime politique. économie. industrie. commerce international. transports. industrie pétrolière. défense. tableau statistique. Etats du Golfe. aspecto demográfico. aspecto geográfico. condiciones de vida. educación. estructura social. factor cultural. gobierno. régimen político. economía. agricultura. industria. comercio internacional. transportes. industria del petróleo. defensa. cuadros estadísticos. Estados del Golfo. general study. bibliography. map. étude générale. bibliographie. carte géographique. estudio general. bibliografía. mapa.

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Summary:	An attempt to provide a comprehensive study of the dominant aspects of the five societies of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates and to identify patterns of behavior characteristic of their people.
Item Description:	"Prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University."
Physical Description:	xiv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-427) and index.