Habibur Rahman

The Emergence Of Qatar

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rahman examines the wars, conflicts, intrigues, conspiracies, and strategic contests that were factors behind the comparatively late emergence of Qatar as an independent political entity. This is a significant contribution to the historical record and an important new resource for scholars and historians interested in the history of Qatar and the Gulf in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780710312136
• ISBN-10: 071031213X
• Artikelnr.: 21255159

Autorenporträt

Habibur Rahman

Inhaltsangabe

1 Historical and Geo-Political Setting 2 The Shifting Balance from Zubara
to Al-Bida 3 The Struggle for Power in Bahrain and the Fall of Bin Tarif 4
Bin Thani and the Unification of Qatar 5 The Ottomans in al-Bida and the
Ascendancy of Shaikh Jasim 6 The 1895 Zubara Tragedy and the Aftermath 7
Struggle for British Protection 8 The Last Phase of Shaikh Jasim's
Rulership and the Zakhnuniyah Crisis 9 The Baghdad Railway and the Status
of Qatar 10 Summary and Concluding Remarks.