- Hardcover: 333 pages
- Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub (Jan 31 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 158826274X
- ISBN-13: 978-1588262745
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
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#1,101,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #14 in Books > History > Middle East > United Arab Emirates
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3.8 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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The UAE, Feb 28 2005
By Arthur Stevenson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The United Arab Emirates: A Study In Survival (Hardcover)
The author has combined history with political science to make for something of a cutting edge book on one of the Gulf's most interesting countries. I just finished reading this, and being a veteran of the UAE for many years I found it to be very well researched with some extremely clever and original analysis, and in a completely different league to all previous books on the country.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Something missing..., Jan 9 2007
By Dr. Mervyn J. Morris - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The United Arab Emirates: A Study In Survival (Hardcover)
Overall I thought the book was very well put together and achieves what the author set out to achieve. Based on my knowledge (personal and professional) it is an accurate reflection on the UAE. However, two points I would like to make in relation to the book. First, while Davidson discusses the role Indians played in the early days of the UAE unfortunately they have been left out of modern developments. At the commercial level, expatriate Indians have been a very significant force in the overall development of the UAE. Second, Davidson wants to use quantity as an (almost) measure of quality. When he refers to the various public services available (notably hospitals and public schools) there are some questions about the quality of the services being provided, especially in some of the Emirates outside of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. But he does manage to capture and convey the dynamic and rapidly changing nature of the UAE.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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One of few available serious studies of the U.A.E., Dec 7 2005
By Daniel Bond "Dan Bond" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The United Arab Emirates: A Study In Survival (Hardcover)
As a researcher at a major New York financial firm I needed to quickly find information to help me begin to assess the risks of doing business in the U.A.E. Fortunately I came across a reference to this volume. I found it extremely useful for my work, providing me with substantial up-to-date information on the politics and economics of a country quite different from most I have studied. In particular, Dr. Davidson provided some answers to one of my initial questions about the U.A.E.--what holds this group of seven monarchies together? While the book could have benefited from more editing (it still reads like a doctoral dissertation)it is full of information and easy to use.
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