Description
Despite their small populations, Arab states exercise an enormous and global influence. By combining the views of anthropologists, political scientists and others, this book explores how the citizen populations of these states define themselves in a wider context.
About the Author
Paul Dresch is a lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. James Piscatori is Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.
Reviews
'Monarchies and Nations breaks new ground, challenging many common presuppositions about the centrality of transnationalism in the Gulf. Paul Dresch and James Piscatori have produced a well-integrated multidisciplinary volume, whose well-documented, insightful case studies shed new light on the extent to which significant differences in nationalities, citizenship and gender are determining factors in the development of national identity of Gulf states today.' John L. Espositi, Professor of Religion and Intenational Affairs and of Islamic Studies, Georgetown University 'This book is invaluable for its innovative studis analysing the dynamics of Gulf societies and their process of self-definition and nation-building in the context of globalisation.' Franck Mermier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France)
Book Information
ISBN 9781848858664
Author Paul Dresch
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 421g