Industrialization in the Gulf - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415656664 ISBN 13 : 9780415656665

Editeur : Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

In recent years, we have witnessed huge economic and socio-political change in the Gulf. This book examines the rapid industrialization of the region and how local economies are starting to diversify away from petroleum, exploring how this transformative process is starting to impact on the region's economy and social make-up.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jean-Francois Seznec is Visiting Professor at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, and is Senior Advisor to PFC Energy in Washington, D.C. His research centres on the influence of the Arab-Persian Gulf's political and social variables on the financial and oil markets in the region, with a focus on industrialization of the Gulf and, in particular, the growth of the petrochemical industry.

Mimi Kirk is Multimedia and Publications Editor at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. She has a B.A. in anthropology from Haverford College and an M.A. in cultural studies from Emory University, where she focused her research on Islamic and French colonial architecture in the city of Fès, Morocco.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415656664
• ISBN 13: 9780415656665
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Seznec Jean-Francois
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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