Middle East and North Africa : oil rules and regulations : Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen / by Zeldin, Wendy I.

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Negotiating change : the new politics of the Middle East / by Jones, Jeremy, 1954-

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Handbook of political science research on the Middle East and North Africa /

Table of Contents: “…The Gulf Arab states : Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates /…”

Life worlds of Middle Eastern oil : histories and ethnographies of black gold /

Table of Contents: “…14 CONTESTATION AND CO-OPTATION IN THE DESERT LANDSCAPES OF OMAN --…”
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Christianity in North Africa and West Asia /

Table of Contents: “…The Gulf : Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen /…”
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Every traveller needs a compass : travel and collecting in Egypt and the Near East /

Table of Contents: “…Raymond O'Shea and the Sand Kings of Oman as a source for Trucial Coast history /…”
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Near East: Jordan-Yemen /

Table of Contents: “…Jordan--Kuwait--Lebanon--Muscat and Oman--Saudi Arabia--Syria--Yemen.…”

The Persian Gulf : an historical sketch from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century / by Wilson, Arnold Talbot, Sir, 1884-1940

Table of Contents: “…Primitive man in the Persian Gulf and Oman -- 3. The Persian Gulf in the earliest historical times -- 4. …”
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Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa : citizenship and justice /

Table of Contents: “…Challenging inequality : obstacles and opportunities towards women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa / Sameena Nazir -- Impact of public attitudes / Brian Katulis -- Tables and graphs -- Introduction to country reports -- Algeria -- Bahrain -- Egypt -- Iraq -- Jordan -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Libya -- Morocco -- Oman -- Palestine (Palestinian authority and Israeli-occupied territories) -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia -- Syria -- Tunisia -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen -- Survey methodology -- Checklist questions -- Ratings and scoring system.…”

China and the Middle East since World War II : a bilateral approach / by Olimat, Muhamad

Table of Contents: “…China and the Middle East : an overview -- China and Bahrain -- China and Iran -- China and Iraq -- China and Israel -- China and Jordan -- China and Kuwait -- China and Lebanon -- China and Oman -- China and Palestine -- China and Qatar -- China and Saudi Arabia -- China and Syria -- China and the United Arab Emirates -- China and Turkey -- China and Yemen -- Prospects and conclusions.…”
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Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa : progress amid resistance /

Table of Contents: “…ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; SURVEY CONTRIBUTORS; HARD-WON PROGRESS AND A LONG ROAD AHEAD: WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; APPENDIX; TABLES & GRAPHS; INTRODUCTION TO COUNTRY REPORTS; Algeria; Bahrain; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Morocco; Oman; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen; METHODOLOGY; CHECKLIST QUESTIONS; SCORING SYSTEM; ABOUT FREEDOM HOUSE; FREEDOM HOUSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.…”
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The rise and fall of Arab presidents for life : with a new afterword / by Owen, Roger, 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The search for sovereignty in an insecure world -- The origins of the presidential security state -- Basic components of the regimes -- Centralized state systems in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria -- Presidents as managers in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen -- Constrained presidencies in Lebanon and Iraq after Hussein -- The monarchical security stats of Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman -- The politics of succession -- The question of Arab exceptionalism -- The sudden fall -- Conclusion -- Afterword.…”
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Street art in the Middle East / by De Turk, Sabrina

Table of Contents: “…List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Egypt: Revolutionary Street Art in Cairo -- Chapter 2 -- Lebanon: Walls of Conflict and Reconciliation -- Chapter 3 -- Palestine: Street Art on the Separation Barrier -- Chapter 4 -- Iran: Building National Identity through Street Art -- Chapter 5 -- Bahrain: Community and Tradition in Public Space -- Chapter 6 -- Oman: Promoting History and Culture on the Streets -- Chapter 7 -- Tunisia: International Street Art and Tourism -- Chapter 8 -- United Arab Emirates: Curating Street Art -- Conclusion -- Notes.…”
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Women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa : citizenship and justice /

Table of Contents: “…Challenging inequality : obstacles and opportunities towards women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa / Sameena Nazir -- Impact of public attitudes / Brian Katulis -- Tables and graphs -- Introduction to country reports -- Algeria -- Bahrain -- Egypt -- Iraq -- Jordan -- Kuwait -- Lebanon -- Libya -- Morocco -- Oman -- Palestine (Palestinian authority and Israeli-occupied territories) -- Qatar -- Saudi Arabia -- Syria -- Tunisia -- United Arab Emirates -- Yemen -- Survey methodology -- Checklist questions -- Ratings and scoring system.…”
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China's Middle East diplomacy : the Belt and Road strategic partnership / by Chaziza, Mordechai

Table of Contents: “…Kuwait -- 13. Qatar -- 14. Oman -- 15. Bahrain -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover…”
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The government and politics of the Middle East and North Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Middle Eastern and North African States in Comparitive Perspectives -- Republic of Turkey -- Islamic Republic of Iran -- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- Republic of Iraq -- Eastern Arabian States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman -- Republic of Yemen -- Republic of Lebanon -- Syrian Arab Republic -- Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan -- State of Israel -- The Palestinians -- Arab Republic of Egypt -- Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya -- Kingdom of Morocco -- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria -- Tunisia.…”
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Oil and the political economy in the Middle East : post-2014 adjustment policies of the Arab Gulf and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Pressured by the decreased price of oil: Post-2014 adjustment policies in the Arab Gulf and beyond -- Upgrading towards neoclassical rentier governance: Bahrain's post-2014 oil price decline adjustment -- Stalled reform: The resilience of rentierism in Kuwait -- Oil price collapse and the political economy of the post-2014 economic adjustment in the Sultanate of Oman…”
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Sedimentary basins and petroleum geology of the Middle East / by Alsharhan, A. S.

Table of Contents: “…The Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Oman Basin.…”
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Bricks, sand, and marble : U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction in the Mediterranean and Middle East, 1947-1991 / by Grathwol, Robert P., 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Part 3: Army Engineers In Saudi Arabia, 1972-1988 -- 9: New programs and organizational changes, 1972-1977 -- Burgeoning workload -- Continuing work, 1972-1975 -- Saudi ordnance corps program -- Questions concerning the role of corps -- Contonments at Khamis Mushayt and Tabuk -- Third cantonment -- New medical center and general hospital for the ministry of defense and aviation -- Other projects for the ministry of defense and aviation -- Funding the projects -- Emergency water system repair in Jiddah -- Transition to the Middle East division -- Handling the growing volume of materials -- Staffing for the expanding workload -- Reorganizing engineering responsbilities -- Implementing the move to Saudi Arabia -- Locating the division rear in Virginia -- New staff in Berryville -- Middle East division's initial years -- New districts -- Engineer logistics command -- 10: Programs for the Ministry of defense and aviation in the 1970s and 1980s -- Upgrading Khamis Mushayt and Tabuk -- Medical support facilities -- Schools -- Area comander's headquaters -- VIP complexes and family housing -- Providing the infrastructure -- Closing out the projects -- Peace Hawk and Peace Sun -- Headquarters complexes -- Royal Saudi air force headquarters complex -- Ministry of defense and aviaiton headquarters complex -- Executive office building -- Design and construction of the headquarters complex -- Officiers club in Riyadh -- Designing medical centers -- 11: Modernization of the Saudi Arabian Navy and National Guard -- Saudi naval expansion program -- Initiating the program -- Ports at Jiddah and Jubayl -- Headquarters of the Royal Saudi naval forces -- Naval program constrained -- Modernizing the Saudi Arabian national guard -- Design phase -- Headquarter complex -- Military cities at Al Qasim and Al Hasa -- Construction phase -- Training facilities at Khash, al An -- Request for a camel racetrack -- Building the headquarters -- Ground settlement problems -- 12: King Abdulaziz military academy -- Beginning construction -- Procuring equipment, furniture, and furnishings -- Getting the program on track, 1981-1983 -- Completing the academy -- 13: King Khalid military city -- New master plan -- Cost-plus-award-fee contracting -- Preparing a cost-plus-award-fee contract -- Finding the right contractor -- Progress at Ras al Mishab -- Organizing for the construction -- Mobilization of the Morrison-Knudsen Saudi Arabia consortium -- Responsibilities of the Morrison-Knudsen Saudi Arabia consortium -- Life support -- Construction support -- Management assistance and support -- Supervising the Morrison-Knudsen Saudi Arabia consortium -- Controversy over management -- CS-squared -- Tensions over management decisions -- Implications for progress -- Network analysis system -- Shortcoming of the Morrison-Knudsen Saudi Arabia consortium -- Allegations of corruption -- Ending the cost-plus-award-fee contract -- Completing King Khalid military city -- Packaging construction tasks -- Pace of construction, 1981-1983 -- Facing crises in funding -- Completing first brigade facilities, 1984 -- Part 4: Changing Geopolitics In The Middle East -- New US policy -- Adjusting the work in Saudi Arabia -- Iran-Iraq war -- Collapse of bipolar geopolitics -- Iraq's attack on Kuwait -- 14: Reorienting the engineer effort, 1981-1986 -- Middle East division in the region -- Jordan -- Oman -- Design for the Oman program -- Masirah Island construction -- Khasab -- Seeb -- Thamarit -- Program status in Oman by the mid-1980s -- Kuwait -- Bahrain -- Egypt -- Sudan -- Other occasional work -- Refocusing the organization, 1981-1986 -- Extending the engineer assistance agreement -- Adjusting staff size -- Managing work from forward and rear -- Relocating command authority -- 15: From division to Middle East/Africa projects office, 1985-1991 -- Transition to the Middle East/Africa projects office -- Agruments for division status -- Status of projects in December 1985 -- Adjusting to a new entity -- Ordnance program division -- Closing out the Saudi program under the Middle East/Africa projects office -- Projects throughout the region -- Oman -- Kuwait -- Bahrain -- Egypt -- Sudan -- Voice of America -- Africa civic action -- Department of defense dependent schools -- Status at the end of the decade -- Major administrative actions, 1986-1991 -- Lifecycle project management -- Rethinking the future of the Middle East/Africa projects office -- International events intervene -- Transatlantic division -- Typing up loose ends -- Coming full circle -- Conclusion: Army engineers overseas: challenges, opportunities, and changing times -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Index.…”