Kuwait, Social Change in Historical Perspective
Author: Jacqueline S. Ismael
Publisher:
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
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Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State
Author: Jill Crystal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-14
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1317242041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKuwait, 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.
The History of Kuwait
Author: Michael S. Casey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2007-08-30
Total Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 1573567477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe tiny country of Kuwait grabbed the world's attention during the Gulf War, during which its natural petroleum resource became the envy of its neighboring country of Iraq. But Kuwait's history goes back long before any oil was discovered, back to Mesopotamian settlements as early as 3000 BCE. Ideal for high school students as well as general readers, History of Kuwait offers a comprehensive look at how such a small country could, essentially, rule the world with just one natural resource. From sheikhdom to British protectorate to independence to invasion, Kuwait's history is long and rich with culture. Michael S. Casey demonstrates how this Middle Eastern gem has grown throughout the centuries.
Administration and Development in the Arab World
Author: Jamil Jreisat
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-03-22
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1317245946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book, first published in 1986, examines the literature on administration, human resources and development in the Arab world. It emphasizes contemporary societies and their internal dynamics, the least known and most critical aspects of Arabic studies.
Arab Society
Author: Nicholas S. Hopkins
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9789774244049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis all-new edition of the classic Arab Society: Social Science Perspectives, containing thirty new articles by leading scholars, examines Arab society in the 1990s. Articles by scholars from many countries explore such subjects as Arab unity and identity; demographic processes; the roles of men, women, and family; rural social change; political developments; and religious change. For students, scholars, and general readers alike, Arab Society offers up-to-date analysis and discussion of the social, political, and economic transformations that face the region today.
Al-Sabah
Author: Alan Rush
Publisher: Garnet & Ithaca Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780863720819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElections in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Dieter Nohlen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 771
ISBN-13: 019924958X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the beginning of the 21st century.
The Middle East
Author: Ellen Lust
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2016-04-25
Total Pages: 1838
ISBN-13: 1506329292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the Fourteenth Edition of The Middle East, Ellen Lust brings important new coverage to this comprehensive, balanced, and superbly researched text. In clear prose, Lust and her outstanding contributors explain the many complex changes taking place across the region. New to this edition is a country profile chapter on Sudan by Fareed Hassan. All country chapters now address domestic and regional conflict more explicitly, and all tables, figures, boxes, and maps have been fully updated with the most recent data and information.
The Arab State
Author: Giacomo Luciani
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-07-24
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 131741151X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt has often been argued that Arab states are arbitrary political creations, lacking historical or present legitimacy. This book, first published in 1990, provides a different picture of ‘the Arab state’, drawing on historical, economic, philosophical and sociological perspectives to give a balanced and convincing view of the complex reality of contemporary Arab politics. The contributors, from the Arab countries, from Europe and the United States, investigate the roots of the nation state in the Arab world, evaluating in particular the economic bases of individual states. They discuss the evolution of Arab societies and the way this is reflected in different states, and examine the problems of domestic and international integration in the Arab context. Original and comprehensive in its findings, this is an essential text on the fundamental political structure of the Arab world. Its interdisciplinary breadth makes possible an entirely new reading of the political reality of the Middle East.
Perspectives on Social Services and Social Issues
Author: Jacqueline Ismael
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Published: 1987-01-01
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780888103697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe selections in this volume are drawn from the proceedings of the Second Conference on Provincial Social Welfare Policy held at The University of Calgary, May 1-3, 1985. The conference sought to further national cross-disciplinary research on provincial social welfare policies and programs from a comparative provincial perspective. It was organized around four major themes: The Canadian Welfare State: Evolution and Transition; Income Security and Job Creation; Issues of Structure and Process; and, Selected Social Issues and Programs. Perspectives on Social Services and Social Issues offers detailed studies of a range of contemporary issues.
