Davidson, Christopher M. <br/><br/>
The United Arab Emirates :  a study in survival / 
Christopher M. Davidson. 
 - xi, 333 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - The Middle East in the international system .
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<br/><br/>The historical background -- The survival of monarchy -- Socioeconomic development and the diversification effort -- Domestic pathologies and the political process -- Globalization and the prospects for civil society -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>158826274X (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588262745 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004020540 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil society--United Arab Emirates<br/>Globalization
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United Arab Emirates--Politics and government--1971-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS247.T88  / D384 2005