Dr. Christopher M. Davidson
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Persian Gulf politics, socio-economic development, investments, etc.
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: A STUDY IN SURVIVAL
Christopher M. Davidson
Published January 2005 (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Press, 2005)
The United Arab Emirates has remained a mainstay of stability in an increasingly volatile
Middle East, managing to maintain a traditional polity despite the impact of rapid modernization
and globalization. This in-depth study explores the many contradictions that characterize the
UAE and its position within the international system. Davidson first provides a detailed
historical background, tracing the recent history of the lower Gulf region, the British
involvement in the area, and the establishment of the federation of emirates. He then turns his
attention to the UAE's seemingly anachronistic political structure and its socioeconomic
development. His astute analysis highlights the UAE's achievements as well as the problems
that have persistently undermined its development objectives.
Lynne Rienner Press book page
Amazon.com book page (US edition)
Amazon.co.uk book page (UK edition)
Excerpts:
Table of contents
Conclusion
Reviews:
Middle East Journal
Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East Quarterly
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
Asian Affairs
Journal of Third World Studies
Choice Magazine
Kyoto Bulletin of Islamic Area Studies (in Japanese)
Christopher M. Davidson
Published January 2005 (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Press, 2005)
The United Arab Emirates has remained a mainstay of stability in an increasingly volatile
Middle East, managing to maintain a traditional polity despite the impact of rapid modernization
and globalization. This in-depth study explores the many contradictions that characterize the
UAE and its position within the international system. Davidson first provides a detailed
historical background, tracing the recent history of the lower Gulf region, the British
involvement in the area, and the establishment of the federation of emirates. He then turns his
attention to the UAE's seemingly anachronistic political structure and its socioeconomic
development. His astute analysis highlights the UAE's achievements as well as the problems
that have persistently undermined its development objectives.
Lynne Rienner Press book page
Amazon.com book page (US edition)
Amazon.co.uk book page (UK edition)
Excerpts:
Table of contents
Conclusion
Reviews:
Middle East Journal
Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East Quarterly
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
Asian Affairs
Journal of Third World Studies
Choice Magazine
Kyoto Bulletin of Islamic Area Studies (in Japanese)
