Group Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf : Rethinking the Rentier State

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

The oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf are said to sink or swim on their capacity for political appeasement through economic redistribution. Yet, during the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, in Bahrain and all across the Arab Gulf, ordinary citizens showed an unexpected enthusiasm for politic...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gengler, Justin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social policy.
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Economic history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Bahrain.
Bahrain > Social policy.
Bahrain > Social conditions.
Bahrain > Economic conditions.
Bahrain > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Bahrain, the First Post-Oil State; 1 Group-Based Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf; 2 Al-Fātiḥ wa al-Maftūḥ: The Case of Sunni-Shi'i Relations in Bahrain; 3 Religion and Politics in Bahrain; 4 Surveying Bahrain; 5 Rentier Theory and Rentier Reality; 6 Political Diversification in the Age of Regime Insecurity; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Ejemplares similares