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Kuwait's politics before independence : the role of the balancing powers /
This book re-examines the historiography of constitutional development in Kuwait. It argues that existing scholarship on the subject has several shortcomings due to the lack of consideration given to the role played by some important social forces in the Kuwaiti political scene. Most historians work...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
Gerlach Press,
2019.
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| Collection: | Exeter critical Gulf series ;
v.2. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 1. Introduction. The balancing powers : a new approach to study Kuwait's history
- 2. Kuwait's institutional development until 1921
- 3. The emergence of political institutions
- 4. The 1938 legislative council
- 5. Wielding power : The sheikhs' domination on Kuwait politics, 1939-1956
- 6. The balancing powers during the oil era
- 7. The balancing powers' crucial political role, 1957-1962
- 8. Concluding remarks.