Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State

Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 211
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781317242048
ISBN-13 : 1317242041
Rating : 4/5 (041 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State by : Jill Crystal

Download or read book Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State written by Jill Crystal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State Related Books

Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Jill Crystal
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-14 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

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 b
Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Jill Crystal
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-14 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

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 b
The Making of the Modern Gulf States
Language: en
Pages: 186
Authors: Rosemarie Said Zahlan
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02-05 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

The Gulf States are the focus of great international interest – yet their fabulous evolution from pearl-fishing to oil-drilling, their individuality and varie
Oil and Politics in the Gulf
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Jill Crystal
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-01-27 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

This book asks why in recent years the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar have been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity.
Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Souad M. Al-Sabah
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-02-02 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

GET EBOOK

Sheikh Mubarak was the founder of the modern state of Kuwait. But the man who actually led Kuwait to modernity was his son Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah, one of the