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The Political Transformation of Gulf Tribal States: Elitism and the Social Contract in Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai, 19181970s
Shaul Yanai
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 762.
The reform movements and attempts to establish parliamentary institutions in the Persian Gulf states of Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai between the First World War and the independent era of the 1970s were not inspired by western example or by any tradition of civil representation. The move to a parliamentary system not only represented a milestone in the history of the region, creating a legacy for future generations, but was a unique transition in the Arab world. The transformation of these states from loose chiefdoms of minimal coherence and centralization, into centralizing and institutionalized monarchies, involved the setting up of primary ... Read more
The reform movements and attempts to establish parliamentary institutions in the Persian Gulf states of Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai between the First World War and the independent era of the 1970s were not inspired by western example or by any tradition of civil representation. The move to a parliamentary system not only represented a milestone in the history of the region, creating a legacy for future generations, but was a unique transition in the Arab world. The transformation of these states from loose chiefdoms of minimal coherence and centralization, into centralizing and institutionalized monarchies, involved the setting up of primary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
762g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845196158
SKU
V9781845196158
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99-50
About Shaul Yanai
Shaul Yanai teaches Middle East history at the Haifa and Hebrew Universities. His research focuses on political and societies history of the Persian Gulf states. He holds a PhD of Tel Aviv University. He is co-editor of the book Persian Gulf and the Arab Peninsula: Societies and States in Transition (in Hebrew).
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