UID:
almahu_9949865789902882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 230 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9781003435259
,
1003435254
,
9781040029503
,
1040029507
,
9781040029527
,
1040029523
Series Statement:
Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 57
Content:
"This book explores the contemporary history, governance, foreign policy, political economy, culture and society of Kuwait. It highlights the dynamics of the country, putting forward both an overview of each subject covered and also new research findings. It begins by providing an historical understanding of state formation and goes on to examine state structure, including the ruling monarchy, state legitimacy, and the creation of the constitution and the National Assembly. It considers foreign policy, including the tools of diplomacy, the state's regional and international approach, and the factors that have formed and reformed Kuwait's strategic policy in the global arena. It assesses the economy, including rentierism, the labour market both for locals and for migrants, the class system, and the process of Kuwaitization; and it discusses Kuwaiti society and national identity, as well as investigating issues of women, civil society, youth and the Bidoon minority. Overall, the book provides a full and detailed analysis of contemporary Kuwait and of the factors which are bringing about new developments"--
Note:
Contemporary Kuwait Through State and Society: An Introduction / Mahjoob Zweiri and Sinem Cengiz -- Kuwait's Political History: From Tribal Sheikhdom to Semi-democratic State / Abdulrahman Alebrahim -- Kuwait: A Political System in Crisis / Hamad H. Albloshi -- From Grassroots to Public Diplomacy: Diwaniyya as an Alternative Socio-political Institution / Clemens Chay -- Kuwait's Foreign Aid: Motivations and Allocations / Mohammad Yaghi -- Intra-Gulf Dynamics: Pursuit of Survival within the GCC / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen -- Kuwait's Relations with the Global Powers: US, Russia, and China / Giorgio Cafiero -- Kuwait and the Palestinian Cause: Mutual Search for National Pride / Meshari Hamad Alruwaih -- Role of Urbanization in Changing Social Norms to Laws: Impact on Status of Kuwaiti Women / Muyassar H. Suleiman -- Political Economy of Kuwait through the Prism of its Hydrocarbon Sector / Nikolay A. Kozhanov -- Citizenship, Identity, and Human Rights in Kuwait / Ghanim Alnajjar -- Kuwait's Publication Law: A Civil Act to Protect Freedom of Expression / Tahani Terkait -- Culture, Politics, and Citizenship in Kuwait / Courtney Freer.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Making of contemporary Kuwait Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9781032563817
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781003435259
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003435259
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