A substantially annotated bibliography describing 690 sources of information on the history, geography, and cultural heritage of the seven sheikhdoms that fused to form the Arabian Peninsula federation in 1971. Pays part...A substantially annotated bibliography describing 690 sources of information on the history, geography, and cultural heritage of the seven sheikhdoms that fused to form the Arabian Peninsula federation in 1971. Pays particular attention to the oil industry that has raised the territory from poverty into great wealth, but at the cost of importing so much foreign labor that the indigenous population is a minority. Updated and revised from the 1983 edition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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