Brief Description
This book asks why in recent years the social and economic upheavals in Kuwait and Qatar have been accompanied by a remarkable political continuity.
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In a analysis of political change in the Gulf, the author investigates the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state institutions. This updated edition includes a discussion of the Gulf War and its aftermath.
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In an analysis of political change in the Gulf, the author investigates the impact of oil on the formation and destruction of political coalitions and state institutions. This updated edition includes a discussion of the Gulf War and its aftermath.
Review Quotes
1. "Jill Crystal...has produced an important analysis of the crucial consequences of oil exploitation upon the evolution of political life and state formation in the contemporary Gulf...Congratulations are in order." Middle East Journal
2. '... a welcome addition to the literature and should be read by any student of the Gulf oil states.' Charles Gurdon, Business History
3. 'This book is vital for an understanding of Kuwait's political economy - or economic politics.' Theodore Draper, New York Review of Books
4. 'This book should appeal to several kinds of audiences: regionalists interested in the Middle East and Persian Gulf States; international relations specialists who want to know more about this strategic area and would like some solid local history upon which to anchor their postwar analyses; and theorists of state development ...' Gregory Nowell, American Political Science Review
5. "This book is vital for an understanding of Kuwait's political economy--or economic politics." New York Review of Books
6. ..."her careful, scholarly study is a reminder that it can be risky to put too much stock in the status quo...." Philadelphia Inquirer
7. .,."her careful, scholarly study is a reminder that it can be risky to put too much stock in the status quo...." Philadelphia Inquirer
8. ."..her careful, scholarly study is a reminder that it can be risky to put too much stock in the status quo...." Philadelphia Inquirer
9. ..".her careful, scholarly study is a reminder that it can be risky to put too much stock in the status quo...." Philadelphia Inquirer
