| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> BahrainFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Bahrain**Library of Congress Call Number DS247.A13                   P47 1994****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Persian                       Gulf States -- Bahrain  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (William Smyth)                          - Trade                           in the Gulf  The                           Gulf in the Ancient WorldEarly                           Development of Islam
Sunni                               Islam
- Shia                               Islam  The                               Spread of IslamThe                           Gulf in the Middle Ages
- The                           Age of Colonialism  Wahhabi                           Islam and the GulfTreaties                           with the British
- Discovery                           of Oil  IndependenceDevelopments                           Since Independence
- Tribal                           Nature of Gulf Society      - Chapter                       3 - Bahrain  (Eric Hooglund)                            - Bahrain                           -- Country Profile        - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                               and TelecommunicationsGovernment                               and Politics
- National                               Security    Bahrain                           -- Geography and Population- Geography  ClimatePopulation
- Bahrain                           -- Society    - Education  Health                               and WelfareBahrain                           -- The Economy
Agriculture                               and Fishing
- Petroleum                               Industry  Other                               IndustryLabor
- Transportation                               and Telecommunications  Banking                               and FinanceBudget
- Foreign                               Trade and the Balance of Payments   Bahrain                           -- Government and Politics- The                               Constitutional Experiment  Legal                               SystemThe                               Media
- Bahrain                           -- Foreign Relations      - Chapter                       7 - Regional and National Security Considerations  (Jean                       R. Tartter)                            - Historical                           Overview        - Impact                               of the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-88  Persian                               Gulf War, 1991Territorial                           Disputes
- Regional                           Security Problems  Collective                           Security under the Gulf Cooperation CouncilMilitary                           Capabilities of the Persian Gulf States
- Kuwait    - Background  Organization                               and Mission of the ForcesRole                               of Kuwaiti Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War
- Personnel,                               Training, and Recruitment  Internal                               SecurityPolice                               and the Criminal Justice System
- Human                               Rights Practices   Bahrain- Persian                               Gulf War  Internal                               SecurityQatar
- United                           Arab Emirates    - Background  Organization                               and EquipmentThe                               Role of the United Arab Emirates in the Iran-Iraq                               War and the Persian Gulf War
- Internal                               Security Problems   Oman- Background  Mission                               of the Armed ForcesOrganization                               and Equipment of the Armed Forces
- Omani                               Role in the Persian Gulf War, 1991  Internal                               Security- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

Search                                 by Continent

Search                                 Database
**Choose                                     a Country Study**AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBelizeBhutanBoliviaBrazilBulgariaCambodiaChadChileChinaColombiaCaribbean IslandsComorosCyprusCzechoslovakia                                         (Former)Dominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandGeorgiaGermanyGermany (East)GhanaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelIvory Coast                                         (Cote d'IvoireJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLaosLebanonLibyaLithuaniaMacauMadagascarMaldivesMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaNepalNicaraguaNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaSeychellesSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSoviet Union                                         (Former)SpainSri LankaSudanSyriaTajikistanThailandTurkmenistanTurkeyUgandaUnited Arab                                         EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYugoslavia                                         (Former)Zaire (Former)**Search                                           Bahrain**                                            Include word variants .                                            Use only words as entered. Top              of Page   Home >> Country             Studies >> BahrainFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesFederal Research Division                      PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress Pages  The                    Library of Congress>>Especially                    for Researchers>>Research                    Centers                   November 7, 2005Contact                    Us   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|