Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State - Couverture souple

Crystal, Jill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138644544 ISBN 13 : 9781138644540

Editeur : Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

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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Crystal, Jill

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138644544
• ISBN 13: 9781138644540
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 210
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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