04210cam a2200565 a 4500 ocm26722270 OCoLC 20241120121811.0 920707s1993 enk b 000 0 eng 92026232 GB9307007 bnb 0710304595 9780710304599 AU@ 000009170892 DEBSZ 075027860 GBVCP 043377521 HEBIS 028218221 NLGGC 096538023 NZ1 3747075 YDXCP 588673 (OCoLC)26722270 (OCoLC)28465638 (OCoLC)1176359539 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY eng ara ap----- a-iq--- a-ku--- DS79.72 Q2 Qusaybi, Ghazi Abd al-Rahman. Azmat al-Khalij. English The Gulf Crisis : an attempt to understand / Ghazi A. Algosaibi. London ; New York : Kegan Paul, 1993. 156 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent Includes bibliographical references. 1. The Decision -- 2. The Storm -- 3. Coalition and Counter-Coalition -- 4. The Propaganda Battle -- 5. The Heirs' Expectations -- 6. The Unattractive 'Bedouin' and the Ugly 'Arab' -- 7. An American Conspiracy or a New World Order? -- 8. The Future: Dialogue or Explosion. "Of all the books published on the Gulf Crisis, this is the first to have been written by a major figure intimately linked to many of the main players in the drama. From his vantage point as a Cabinet Minister in Saudi Arabia, Ghazi Algosaibi developed close relations with King Fahd as well as with other Gulf Cooperation Council leaders. Then, as Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Bahrain, he watched at very close quarters as events in the Gulf unfolded, culminating in the storm that swept over the Arab world in the summer of 1990." "His account of these events is told from the inside-where no reporters were allowed - and many facts are revealed here for the first time. Considering the decision that led Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait, Ghazi Algosaibi examines Saddam's psychological make-up, his adventurism and his involvement in the Iraqi-Iranian war, which preceded the invasion. Detailed attention is given to the reaction of Gulf and other Arab leaders to the internal debates and negotiations that led up to the commencement of hostilities, little of which was known of in the outside world at the time. Once the invasion was mounted, Arab diplomacy became active at the highest levels, searching for an Arab solution that would get the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The diplomatic manoeuvres are set out comprehensively, and the question of what motivated a number of Arab leaders to support the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait is addressed. The author outlines the reaction of the Gulf media to the invasion, and the ensuing media 'mother of battles' between media representing opposing sides of the conflict. The work also considers the 'fundamentalist' position on the invasion of Kuwait, and deals with the continuing internal conflicts between two groups - settled Arabs and the traditionally nomadic Bedouin." "In conclusion, Ghazi Algosaibi calls for a continuing Arab-Arab dialogue as the only alternative to an internal explosion like that of the Gulf Crisis. This important work gives a unique 'Gulf' perspective on the Crisis, and on evolving events in the Middle East."--Jacket. Translation of: Azmat al-Khal�ij. Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006. 1991 fast Persian Gulf War, 1991. Gulf War Politics and government fast Persian Gulf Region Politics and government. Gulf War Middle East History fast Online version: Qusaybi, Ghazi Abd al-Rahman. Azmat al-Khalij. English. Gulf Crisis. London ; New York : Kegan Paul, 1993 (OCoLC)609974072 Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780710304599.pdf lcc BK DS79.72 Q2 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 224 OTHER HOLDINGS 2322 2322 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-20 0 DS79.72 Q2 2024-3735 2024-11-20 12:18:38 c.1 2024-11-20 BK