Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State PDF
by Jill Crystal
Part of the Routledge Library Editions: Society of the Middle East series
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Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century.
In this book, first published in 1992, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community.
Crystal skilfully weaves these themes into a broad profile of Kuwait, analysing the nation’s transformation from a pre-oil to an oil economy; its social structure and composition, including the country’s tribal roots and key divisions involving class, gender and immigrant labour; political tensions resulting from the nation’s sudden wealth and the accompanying changes in social structure; and its relations with other countries in the Gulf and the Middle East.
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- Pages:210 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/04/2016
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- ISBN:9781317242048
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:210 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:14/04/2016
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- ISBN:9781317242048
