02217cam a2200301 a 4500001000700000003000800007005001700015008004100032010001300073020003400086035001100120040003600131082001800167100002300185245010400208260005900312300003300371504006400404505022000468520086500688650004201553650007401595650002801669650005001697651005001747651005901797651005901856124012BD-DhUL20170423192136.0930527s1994    nyub     b    00100 eng    a93011318  a0876091516qpaperbackc$16.95  a124012  aANLbengdANLdBD-DhULcBD-DhUL  a956.7044bGAU1 aGause, F. Gregory.10aOil monarchies :bdomestic and security challenges in the Arab Gulf states /cF. Gregory Gause III.  aNew York :bCouncil on Foreign Relations Press,c1994.  axii, 237 p. :bmap ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 220-228) and index.0 a1. Introduction -- 2. The Bases of "Traditional" Politics: Islam and Tribalism -- 3. Oil and Politics -- 4. Representation and Participation -- 5. Foreign and Defense Policies -- 6. Challenges -- 7. American Policy.  aThis timely book demystifies the politics of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman, and focuses on the new pressures that have emerged since the Gulf War. Gause illuminates the foreign policy tightrope these states walk in the Middle East: self-defense is problematic, regional pressures translate directly into the domestic arena, and relations with the United States can cause as well as solve problems. Gause examines the interplay of Islamic fundamentalism, tribalism, and, most importantly, oil wealth that has determined the power structure of the Gulf monarchies. He shows what influences really drive politics in the Middle East as well as how U.S. foreign policy must respond to them in order to forge more meaningful ties with each country and preserve the stability of a fragile region that is vital to U.S. interests. 0aIslam and statezPersian Gulf Region. 0aPetroleum industry and tradexPolitical aspectszPersian Gulf region. 0aPersian Gulf War, 1991. 0aPolitical participationzPersian Gulf Region. 0aPersian Gulf RegionxPolitics and government. 0aPersian Gulf RegionxForeign relationszUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxForeign relationszPersian Gulf region.