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Content Type: Books
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Few images are as evocative as the silhouette of the Arab dhow as, under full sail, it tacks to windward on glittering waters of Red Sea before moving across the face of the rising or setting sun. In this authoritative new book, Dionisius A. Agius, one of the foremost scholars
Content Type: Articles
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On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Journal of Arabian Studies (JAS), this article offers the first history of the field of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (GAPS), including the origins and evolution of JAS. It begins with an overview of the origins and evolution of GAPS as
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Content Type: Theses
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The United Arab Emirates until recently lacked any specific federal law to deal with intellectual property rights. The only local law which existed in the UAE was the Ras Al-Khaimah Trade Marks Law which was enforceable only within the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah. Nevertheless, in the absence of federal intellectual
Content Type: Theses
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This thesis assesses the realities of human resource development and employment and education policies in the UAE. It shows the need to adjust policies in manpower, education, the media and information agencies – and by both Federal and Emirate governments. Improved manpower policies must be part of a more rational
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This project traces how and why people “without” [bidoon] citizenship emerged as a problem in the United Arab Emirates in the 2000s. It examines the reasons the government refuses to grant them citizenship despite regular complaints that citizens are “outnumbered” by migrants. Chapter 2 draws on archived British documents and
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The purpose of this study is to explain the circumstances that persuaded the majority of the emirates of the Gulf to enter into an agreement establishing the federal state of the United Arab Emirates and the conditions under which it was established and flourished. It was no coincidence that the
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This thesis is an attempt to provide a comprehensive overview of the British withdrawal from the Gulf in 1971, with special emphasis on the Trucial States before it became the United Arab Emirates in December 1971. The work commences with a review of the historical British connection with the Gulf