Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf

Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf

Author: Nelida Fuccaro

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-09-03

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 0521514355

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This book examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain. Written as an ethnography of space, politics and community, it addresses the changing relationship between urban development, politics and society before and after the discovery of oil.


Endgames

Endgames

Author: Hicham Bou Nassif

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1108841244

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Explores the different military responses to popular uprisings during the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Libya.