Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State (Routledge Library Editions: Society of the Middle East) - 9781138644540

Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, first published in 1992, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community. Crystal skilfully weaves these themes into a broad profile of Kuwait, analysing the nation?s transformation from a pre-oil to an oil economy; its social structure and composition, including the country?s tribal roots and key divisions involving class, gender and immigrant labour; political tensions resulting from the nation?s sudden wealth and the accompanying changes in social structure; and its relations with other countries in the Gulf and the Middle East.

• | Author: Jill Crystal
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Aug 29, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 210 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138644544
• | ISBN-13: 9781138644540