While today the military of the United Arab Emirates is described admiringly as a 'little Sparta', just 60 years ago the only security forces in the Emirates were the armed retainers of the Ruling She
The United Arab Emirates were established in response to the British decision to withdraw from the Gulf by 1971. This decision, announced in 1968, had left the rulers of the emirates perplexed and ala
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this analysis of media law in the United Arab Emirates surveys the massively altered and enlarged legal landscape traditiona
From the record-breaking architecture of Dubai to the majestic gravitas of buildings found in Abu Dhabi, this book combines the diversity and complexity of the United Arab Emirates. However, the rich
Mental Health and Psychological Practice in the United Arab Emirates is the first volume of its kind to explore the professional field of psychology in a Middle Eastern country. The United Arab Emirat
Although Britain’s formal imperial role in the smaller, oil-rich sheikdoms of the Arab Gulf – Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – ended in 1971, Britain continued to have a strong in
This book shows how an encounter with everyday nationhood in the northern United Arab Emirates can make us revisit the classics of sociology as continuous analytical world-views. Through the textual u
First published in 1980, this book looks at the factors which influenced the position held by women in the United Arab Emirates in the second half of the 20th century. It argues that Islamic Law has g
This report is the most extensive effort to date to define and understand the United Arab Emirates’ conscription program—its successes, failures, and possible unintended consequences.
The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policy-Making will offer a full and frank assessment of the UAE in historical perspective, political and security orientation, and economic globalization
The United Arab Emirates: Power, Politics, and Policy-Making will offer a full and frank assessment of the UAE in historical perspective, political and security orientation, and economic globalization
The British withdrawal from the Gulf in 1971 brought to an end the British Imperial era in the history of the Trucial States and marked the birth of the United Arab Emirates. This book, first publishe
The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers’ behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external po
The book describes the impact of cultural perceptions on rulers’ behaviors in the United Arab Emirates, once the Trucial States. Despite differences in size, economic resources, and external po
United Arab Emirates Court of Cassation Judgments provides, for the first time in any language, summaries of key decisions of the Courts of Cassation (Supreme Courts) of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Uni
Reflecting increasing investment in entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this new book offers extensive coverage of the factors that enable Emiratis to start and grow a business. Explor
For those who visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), staying in its the lavish hotels and browsing in the ultra-modern shopping malls of Abu Dhabi or Dubai, the country can be a mystery, a glass and co
The Practical Guide to Litigation and Arbitration in the United Arab Emirates is a detailed guide to litigation and arbitration in the UAE. The book is written with reference to the Federal Civil Proc
The creation of the United Arab Emirates in 1971 ended a century and a half of the existence of the Trucial States in special treaty relations with Britain. This book, first published in 1978, describ
The political economy of the United Arab Emirates is firmly rooted in patterns of social behavior, ways of negotiating and disarming dissent that are the foundational institutions of its political str
Noting that the government of the United Arab Emirates has rhetorically committed "to establish a new benchmark for gender empowerment in the region" as part of its development strategy, Pinto (Instit
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference AIRS 2011, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December 2011. The 31 revised full papers a
Once just sleepy desert sheikdoms, the Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait now exert unprecedented influence on international affairs—the resul
The author explores the effects of market Orientalism on the Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman) and how emerging markets are ima
Rashid, director of the Federal Medical Laboratories of the United Arab Emirates and consultant Sood, who is responsible for safety at several laboratories in India and the United Arab Emirates, prese
Rashid, a clinical and molecular biochemist at the Ministry of Health in the United Arab Emirates, and Sood, a consultant in the United Arab Emirates, offer a volume on electrophoresis and immunofixat
Gitsaki (applied research in education, Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates) presents 21 studies examining educational practices in the Arab world, with a special focus on the
With complete coverage on Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, Culture and Customs of the Arab Gulf States is a must-have for every high school and public library shelf. Clear
Part of the TED series: The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings A pavilion made from paper. An inflatable concert hall. A building that eats smog. A bridge that grows grapes. The Future of Archite
The crucial importance of the Gulf region today – which may be defined as comprising the states of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, with Iran as a non-Ara
This report examines what binds and divides the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—and presents the outlook for the GCC’s ev
With studies on the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia, this collection presents a theoretical framework on the study of women's empowerment amid the transformations that
Ten essays by Al-Dabbagh (English literature, United Arab Emirates U.) explore literary and cultural issues of British literary criticism, in seven of the essays, and Arab intellectuals and Arab liter
Albadri, an academic at Abu Dhabi U. in the United Arab Emirates, and an educator, consultant, and manager specializing in management and information services and technology, assembles 22 chapters by
Ragette (an American-trained practicing architect in the Middle East; he teaches architecture at the American U. of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) has written an impressive survey of traditional domes
The seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates were little known until the spectacular success of Dubai. William Gueraiche's work is the first scholarly study of the UAE's campaign to establ
Researchers from North America, Europe, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates provide eight essays on topics in organizational change and development: collaboration, gender and organization development
The city of Dubai, one of the seven United Arab Emirates, is everything the Arab world isn’t: a freewheeling capitalist oasis where the market rules and history is swept aside. Until the credit
