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Qatar 1975/76-2019 (Hardcover)
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Qatar 1975/76-2019 (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World, 4
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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.
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