Fromherz, Allen James., <br/><br/>
Qatar :  Rise to Power and Influence /  
Allen J. Fromherz. 
 - viii, 208 pages :  illustrations ;   24cm . 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index. 
<br/><br/>Qatar : a new model of modernity? -- Qatar : geography of a near frontier -- The origins of Qatar : between 'emergence' and 'creation' -- Creating social realities : Qatar and the British in the twentieth century -- Sheikh Khalifa and the enigma of independence -- Sheikh Hamad and the future of Qatar -- Qatar's political economy : a classic rentier state? -- The emir and the exercise of authority in Qatar. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781786729774 9781780767819 9780857721426 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Khalīfah ibn Ḥamad Āl Thānī, Amir of Qatar,  1932-2016. <br/>Ḥamad ibn Khalīfah Āl Thāni, Amir of Qatar,  1952- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Petroleum industry and trade--Qatar.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Qatar--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>953.63  / F931