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100 1 $aĀl Khalīfah, Ḥamad ibn ʻĪsá.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89207724
245 10 $aFirst light :$bmodern Bahrain and its heritage /$cHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bKegan Paul International ;$aNew York :$bDistributed by Routledge,$c1994.
263 $a9406
300 $axiv, 152 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
505 2 $aA Brief Geographical and Historical Survey -- 1. Bahrain, Islam and Foreign Invaders. A. From the Advent of Islam to the Portuguese Invasion. B. The Portuguese Invasion and its Lessons. C. British Role in the Gulf -- 2. The Battle of Zubara and the Transformation of Bahrain. A. Bahrain in the Eighteenth Century. B. Zubara. C. Battle of Zubara. D. The Battle of Bahrain -- 3. Independence. A. Building an Independent State. B. Preparations for General Military Service. C. First Steps. D. The Defence Force and its Arab Role During the Ramadan War of 1973. E. The Role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. F. First Five-Year Plan. G. Comprehensive Plan and the Creation of a Balanced Force. H. The Navy -- 4. National Strategy for the Gulf Cooperation Council States. A. National Goals of GCC States. B. Dangers and Risk Factors Faced by GCC States. C. National Strategy of GCC States. D. The Concept of Military Strategy of the GCC States.
520 $aThis important work presents the past history, present condition and future prospects of the State of Bahrain from the military and strategic points of view.
520 8 $aWith its unique position in one of the world's great waterways. Bahrain has always been an object of attraction to expansionist outsiders.
520 8 $aThe author, His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, describes how the Bahrainis have fought to protect their identity from the time of the advent of Islam in the seventh century, through the era of the appearance of European and Ottoman imperial powers in the Gulf, and the consolidation of the national identity under the Al Khalifa family, who have ruled Bahrain for the past two centuries.
520 8 $aThe work goes on to describe the development of the Bahrain Defence Force since the nation achieved full independence in 1971. The development of the Force is treated as the focus of the wider modernization of Bahrain.
520 8 $aThe author emphasizes two main themes - that the essential process of modernization must be consistent with Bahrain's cultural and religious heritage, neither advancing too fast nor too slowly, and that Bahrain, while remaining fiercely independent, will retain its traditional openness with its neighbours and brothers who share its heritage - first the fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and then the wider Arab world.
651 0 $aBahrain$xHistory.
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