Nation-Building, State and the Genderframing of Women's Rights in the United Arab Emirates 9780863724343, 9781859642634

The extensive changes to Emirati women's traditional rights and roles have been one of the most visible transformat

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Nation-Building, State and the Genderframing of Women's Rights in the United Arab Emirates
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The United Arab Emirates has remained a mainstay of stability in an increasingly volatile Middle East, managing to maint

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In 2006, the United Arab Emirates initiated the Masdar City project, which was a pre-planned eco-city concentrating on t

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The Practical Guide to Litigation and Arbitration in the United Arab Emirates is a detailed guide to litigation and arbi

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Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary system of international power, politi

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Though smaller than most other Arab countries, the gulf states of Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emir

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With the end of the British Raj in 1947, the Foreign Office replaced the Government of India as the department responsib

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This volume explores the political, cultural, and economic history of the United Arab Emirates, from early antiquity to

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The year 1973 is usually considered the great equaliser among major oil producers. But the 'Visions' strategie

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