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Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbors, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social, and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community....

The third volume in Thames & Hudson's celebrated series cataloguing the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, Carpets from Islamic Lands features more than forty of the finest classical carpets created in Egypt, Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus and India between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments. Carpet and textile expert Friedrich Spuhler describes this spectacular collection in the context of the...

"This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world's attention is focused on the Middle East. The small states covered in this volume - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - possess about 20% of the world's total oil reserves. Beyond the strategic and economic importance conferred upon them by these vast reserves, the Gulf Arab states are worthy of attention for their history...

Examines the rise of Hussein, his influence in Iraq, his invasion of Kuwait, and the threat he poses for the stability of the Middle East.

Love, hate & propaganda III: An unseen enemy: Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait. George Bush Sr sends in the troops. And a quick and decisive victory ensues. But President Bush Sr. makes one crucial mistake. Instead of bringing all the troops home, a sizable contingent is left in Saudi Arabia - to stabilize the region. It's a crucial mistake which contributes to the rise of Osama bin Laden.

In a unique combination of journalism and military expertise, Michael R. Gordon, chief defense correspondent for The New York Times, and retired three-star Marine Corps General Bernard E. Trainor provide a definitive, behind-the-scenes account and analysis of the planning and execution of the Persian Gulf War. The inside story of the war is a tale of politics and clashing military cultures: while one war was being waged against Iraq, another was being...

"In this novel, Sahar Khalifeh examines the stark realities in the lives of Palestinian women. Through her protagonist, Zeynab, born to an American mother and a Palestinian father, Khalifeh illuminates the disorienting experience of living between two worlds, and the search for identity that mirrors the Palestinians' own quest for nationhoood. Set against the emotionally charged background of the early 1990s - when the Gulf War and the Oslo Accords...