Persian Gulf states : Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates / edited by Laura S. Etheredge.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-154) and index.

Chapter 1 : Bahrain: The Land and Its People - Relief and Drainage, Al-Muharraq - Climate - Plant and Animal Life - Ethnic Groups - Languages - Religion, Manama - Settlement Patterns - Demographic Trends -- Chapter 2 : The Bahraini Economy - Agriculture and Fishing - Resources and Power - Manufacturing - Finance - Trade - Services - Labour and Taxation - Transportation and Telecommunications -- Chapter 3 : Bahraini Government and Society - Justice - Political Process - Security - Health and Welfare - Housing - Education -- Chapter 4 : Bahraini Cultural Life - Daily Life and Social Customs - The Arts, Id al-Adba - Cultural Institutions, Dbow - Sports and Recreation - Media and Publishing -- Chapter 5 : Bahrain: Past and Present - The British Protectorate, Dilmun - Domestic and Foreign Relations Since Independence -- Chapter 6 : Kuwait: The Land and Its People - Relief - Drainage, Faylakah - Soils - Climate - Plant and Animal Life - Ethnic Groups - Languages - Religion - Settlement Patterns - Demographic Trends, Kuwait City -- Chapter 7 : The Kuwaiti Economy - Agriculture and Fishing - Resources and Power, Oil, Natural Gas, Water - Manufacturing - Finance - Trade - Services - Labour and Taxation - Transportation and Telecommunications -- Chapter 8 : Kuwaiti Government and Society - Justice - Political Process - Security, Sabah Dynasty - Health and Welfare - Housing - Education -- Chapter 9 : Kuwaiti Cultural Life - Daily life and Social Customs - The Arts - Cultural Institutions - Sports and Recreation - Media and Publishing -- Chapter 10 : Kuwait: Past and Present - Kuwait From the 19th Century to Independence - Iran-Iraq War, Sheikh Jabir al-Aḥmad al-Jabir al-Sabah - The Persian Gulf War and Its Aftermath, Sheikh Sa'd al-Abd Allah al-Salim al-Sabah - Political Conflict and Reform in the Early 21st Century -- Chapter 11 : Oman: The Land and Its People - Relief - Drainage - Climate - Plant and Animal Life, Hajar Mountains - Ethnic Groups - Languages, Baloch, Religion - Settlement Patterns, Kharijite - Demographic Trends -- Chapter 12 :The Omani Economy - Agriculture and Fishing - Resources and Power - Manufacturing - Finance - Trade - Services - Labour and Taxation, Şalālah - Transportation and Telecommunication -- Chapter 13 : Omani Government and Society - Local Government - Justice - Political Process - Security - Health and Welfare - Housing - Education -- Chapter 14 : Omani Cultural Life - The Arts - Cultural Institutions - Sports and Recreation - Media and Publishing -- Chapter 15 : Oman: Past and Present - The Omani Tribal System - The Ibadi Imamate - The Maritime Tradition - Oman Since c. 1500, Restoration of Omani Rule, Periodic Civil Unrest, Contemporary Oman, Qaboos bin Said -- Chapter 16 : Qatar : The Land and Its People - Relief and Drainage - Soils - Climate, Sabkhah - Plant and Animal Life - Ethnic Groups and Languages – Religion, Wahhäbi - Settlement Patterns - Demographic Trends -- Chapter 17 : The Qatari Economy - Agriculture and Fishing - Resources and Power - Manufacturing - Finance - Trade - Services - Labour and Taxation - Transportation and Telecommunications -- Chapter 18 : Qatari Government and Society - Justice - Political Process, Thani Dynasty - Security - Health and Welfare – Education -- Chapter 19 : Qatari Cultural Life - The Arts - Cultural Institutions, Id al-Fitr - Sports and Recreation - Media and Publishing -- Chapter 20 : Qatar: Past and Present – Chapter 21 : Arab Emirates: The Land and Its People – Relief - Drainage - Climate - Plant and Animal Life, Musandam Peninsula - Ethnic Groups - Languages and Religion, Al-Ayn - Settlement Patterns and Demographic Trends -- Chapter 22 : The Emirati Economy - Agriculture and Fishing - Resources and Power - Manufacturing – Finance, Burj Khalifa – Trade - Services - Labour and Taxation - Transportation and Telecommunications -- Chapter 23 : Emirati Government and Society - Local Government - Justice - Political Process - Security - Health and Welfare - Housing - Education -- Chapter 24 : Emirati Cultural Life - Daily Life and Social Customs, Camel Racing - The Arts - Cultural Institutions - Sports and Recreation - Media and Publishing -- Chapter 25 : The United Arab Emirates: Past and Present - The Struggle for Centralization, Maktum Dynasty, Nahyan Dynasty - Foreign Relations.