Outputs (4)

From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971 (2008)
Journal Article
Davidson, C. M. (2008). From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971. History of Education, 37(5), 633-643. https://doi.org/10.1080/00467600701430020

This article charts the development of education in the lower Arabian Gulf from its traditional beginnings in the nineteenth century to the provision of more formal schooling and eventually a ministry of education following Britain's withdrawal from... Read More about From Traditional to Formal Education in the Lower Arabian Gulf, 1820-1971.

Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success. (2008)
Book
Davidson, C. M. (2008). Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success. Columbia University Press

Dubai is a remarkable success story. From its origins as a small fishing and pearling community, the emirate has gone from strength to strength, having established itself as the premier trading entrepot of the Arabian Gulf and, in more recent years,... Read More about Dubai: The Vulnerability of Success..

Dubai: The Security Dimensions of the Region's Premier Free Port (2008)
Journal Article
Davidson, C. M. (2008). Dubai: The Security Dimensions of the Region's Premier Free Port. Middle East Policy, 15(2), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4967.2008.00354.x

Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain (2008)
Book Chapter
Davidson, C. M. (2008). Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain. In A. Alsharekh, & R. Springborg (Eds.), Popular culture and political identity in the Arab Gulf States (143-153). Saqi Books

As the Gulf assumes an ever more important role in the global political economy, new cultural and political identities are emerging, both through natural processes and as a result of state design. This volume explores the new dynamism of the Gulf, re... Read More about Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain.