1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000388870403321

Autore

Fresenius, Remigius

Titolo

Traite' d'Analyse Chimique Qualitative. Tome 2 / Par R. Fresenius.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Masson, 1905

Descrizione fisica

3 voll., ill., 20 cm

Disciplina

545

Locazione

DINCH

Collocazione

04 081-101/2

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790332703321

Titolo

The 1967 Arab-Israeli war : origins and consequences / / edited by Wm. Roger Louis and Avi Shlaim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-107-22671-6

1-139-20956-6

1-280-77479-7

1-139-22243-0

9786613685186

0-511-75143-5

1-139-21762-3

1-139-22414-X

1-139-21454-3

1-139-22071-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge Middle East studies ; ; 36

Classificazione

HIS026000

Disciplina

956.04/6

Soggetti

Israel-Arab War, 1967

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Israel: poor little Samson / Avi Shlaim -- ; 2. Egypt: dangerous illusions / Laura M. James -- ; 3. Syria: playing with fire / Davish W. Lesch -- ; 4. Jordan: walking the tight rope / Avi Shlaim -- ; 5. The Palestinian National Movement / Wendy Perlman -- ; 6. The Yemen War and Egypt's war preparedness / Eugene Rogan and Tewfik Aclimandos -- ; 7. The United States and the 1967 War / Charles D. Smith -- ; 8. The Soviet Union: the roots of war and a reassessment of historiography / Rami Ginat -- ; 9. Britain: the ghost of Suez and Resolution 242 / Wm. Roger Louis -- ; 10. France and the June 1967 War / Jean-Pierre Filiu -- ; 11. The 1967 War and the demise of Arab nationalism: chronicle of a death foretold / Rashid Khalidi -- ; 12. The transformation of Arab politics: disentangling myth from reality / Fawaz A. Gerges.

Sommario/riassunto

The June 1967 war was a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East. In six days, the Israelis defeated the Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian armies, seizing large portions of their territories. Two veteran scholars of the Middle East bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in their fields to reassess the origins and the legacies of the war. Each chapter takes a different perspective from the vantage point of a different participant, those that actually took part in the war and also the world powers that played important roles behind the scenes. Their conclusions make for sober reading. At the heart of the story was the incompetence of the Egyptian leadership and the rivalry between various Arab players who were deeply suspicious of each other's motives. Israel, on the other side, gained a resounding victory for which, despite previous assessments to the contrary, there was no master plan.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823268103321

Autore

Herb Michael <1966->

Titolo

The wages of oil : parliaments and economic development in Kuwait and the UAE / / Michael Herb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8014-5469-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

330.95357

Soggetti

Democratization - Kuwait

Democratization - United Arab Emirates

Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Kuwait

Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - United Arab Emirates

Economic development - Political aspects - Kuwait

Economic development - Political aspects - United Arab Emirates

Kuwait Politics and government

United Arab Emirates Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Two Models -- 1. Labor Markets and Class Politics -- 2. Participation -- 3. Explaining Kuwaiti Exceptionalism -- 4. The Consequences of Absolutism -- 5. The Consequences of Participation -- 6. What Resource Curse? -- Dilemmas of Development and Democracy in the Gulf -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai's rulers dream of creating a truly global business center, a megalopolis of many millions attracting immigrants in great waves from near and far. Kuwait, meanwhile, has the most spirited and influential parliament in any of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies. In The Wages of Oil, Michael Herb provides a robust framework for thinking about the future of the



Gulf monarchies. The Gulf has seen enormous changes in recent years, and more are to come. Herb explains the nature of the changes we are likely to see in the future. He starts by asking why Kuwait is far ahead of all other Gulf monarchies in terms of political liberalization, but behind all of them in its efforts to diversify its economy away from oil. He compares Kuwait with the United Arab Emirates, which lacks Kuwait's parliament but has moved ambitiously to diversify. This data-rich book reflects the importance of both politics and economic development issues for decision-makers in the Gulf. Herb develops a political economy of the Gulf that ties together a variety of issues usually treated separately: Kuwait's National Assembly, Dubai's real estate boom, the paucity of citizen labor in the private sector, class divisions among citizens, the caste divide between citizens and noncitizens, and the politics of land.