Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State Contributor(s): Crystal, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138644544 ISBN-13: 9781138644540 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Society of the Middle East |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.67 lbs) 210 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |