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The fourth in this series, the Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World (CAIW), this title draws on the resources of Cambridge-based World of Information, which since 1975 has followed the politics and economics of the region. Qatar's documented history begins in the mid-19th Century. Its location established it as having close, if differing links to Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Notionally under Ottoman rule, Qatar did not become a de facto protectorate of Great Britain until some time after the end of the Ottoman empire. The discovery of oil in Qatar happened later than was the case with its neighbours. However, the discovery of substantial oil deposits, and later of enormous gas reserves changed Qatar beyond recognition, allowing it to claim in the 1980s that its inhabitants were the richest people on earth. Still a semi-feudal monarchy, it gained full independence in 1971 but was initially considered to be the least developed state in the Gulf. By the 21st century many close neighbours felt that in a number of respects Qatar was becoming an unreliable partner. To the extent that in 2017 a number of its fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, as well as other states - notably Egypt - broke off diplomatic relations

Intro -- United Arab Emirates 1975/76-2018 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Map -- Introduction -- 1975/76 -- Diplomatic Troubles - Federal Cabinet - Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Rivals United? - Oil, 100 per cent Nationalisation - Development Spending - Port Zayed - Port Rashid -- 1977 -- Constitution - Supreme Council - Aid Programme - Qawasimi Legacy - Industrialisation - Jebel Ali Plans - Currency Board - One Market? -- 1978 -- Minor Hiccoughs - Federalisation - UAE Mediation in Gulf war - Banks Galore Competitive Rivalry - Capital Expenditure Reduced - ADNOC Dominance - Taweelah - Renewed Investment Confidence -- 1979 -- Rumours of Discontent - Provisional Constitution - Secession? - Metres, not Kilometres - Sharjah's Status - OPEC Alignments - Omani Discontent - Common Economic Trends - Dirham Revalued - TEPCO - Social Infrastructure - Recession - Gas Engineering Concerns - Banking Reforms - Agriculture's Future -- 1980 -- Government Crisis - Abu Dhabi-Dubai Rivalry - Questioning the Sheikhly System - Currency Board - Ruwais - GASCO - Das Island Disappointment - Industry - Economic Slowdown -- 1981 -- Cabinet Reshuffle - Economic Imbalance - UAE University - Hospital Growth - Desalination - Business, not Boom - Dubai: Efficiency and Profit - Over-banking -- 1982 -- Federation, not Unity - Imbalance, Over-dependence on Oil - After-effects of Construction Boom - Economics Override Politics - Hospitals, and a University - Economic Duplication - Abu Dhabi Calls the Shots - Dubai's Mercantile Expertise - Stately Sharjah - Rocky Ras al-Khaimah - Ajman's Marbles - Umm al-Quwain: More than a Dormitory - Fujairah: Natural Advantages -- 1983 -- Memorandum Movement - Five-Year Plan 1981-85 - Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) - Sharjah-Dubai Border Dispute - Economic Re-thinking - OPEC - Budget Deficit - Tourism -- 1984.

The first of a new series, the Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World, this title draws on the resources of World of Information, a British publisher that since 1975 has published analyses of the politics and economics of all the Middle East countries. For decades Syria lay at the heart of Middle Eastern affairs. Under Assad rulers, and sharing a border with Israel, Syria's fortunes have been complex. Strategic alliances were formed and fell apart. Domestic rebellions were quelled, often violently. Since 2011, Syria has been in the world's headlines every day, riven by a civil war that has risked bringing the world's major powers into open conflict. The CAIW provides an essential background to a complex international problem.--