Society and State in the Gulf and Arab Peninsula: A Different Perspective

By Khaldoun Hasan Al-Naqeeb

This frank analysis of the current problems facing the Gulf and the Arab Peninsula traces the growth since World War II of an authoritarian state which, the author claims, is governed by the interests of the ruling families and merchant elite who continue to block opportunities for social mobility.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415041627
• ISBN13: 9780415041621
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher