IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE
Anscombe, Frederick Fallowfield. The Ottoman Gulf: The Creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. A political history of the Persian Gulf region in the 20th century.

Crystal, Jill. Oil and Politics in the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait and Qatar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
A discussion of contemporary economic and political issues in Qatar.

Robison, Gordon, and Paul Greenway. Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. Melbourne: Lonely Planet Publications, 2000.
A lively and informative guidebook.

Vine, Peter and Paula Casey. The Heritage of Qatar. London: Immel Publishing, 1992.
A richly illustrated summary of Qatar's history and traditions, natural environment, art and artists, and modern life.

WEB SITES

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