Changing Qatar : culture, citizenship, and rapid modernization /

""Changing Qatar" is an exploration of culture, citizenship, and rapid modernization of Qatar"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harkness, Geoffrey Victor (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Series:NYU scholarship online.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Sex role > Qatar.
Women > Qatar > Social conditions > 21st century.
Foreign workers > Qatar.
Rôle selon le sexe > Qatar.
Femmes > Qatar > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
HISTORY > Middle East > Arabian Peninsula.
Foreign workers.
Manners and customs.
Sex role.
Social conditions.
Women > Social conditions.
Qatar > Social conditions > 21st century.
Qatar > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Qatar.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Welcome to Doha
  • 2. Modern Traditionalism: Qatar and the Arabian Gulf
  • 3. Inventing Traditions: The Construction of Sports Culture
  • 4. The National Uniform: Strategic Uses of Clothing
  • 5. Venus and Mahrs: Dating, Sex, and Marriage
  • 6. Expats and Workers: Foreign Labor under Sponsorship
  • Conclusion: The Limits of Modern Traditionalism
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix: Researching Qatar
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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