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Published by New Century Publications, 2011
ISBN 10: 8177082752ISBN 13: 9788177082753
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents 1 IntroductionAK Ramakrishnan and MH Ilias 2 The change of society in the Arab GulfDavid B Roberts 3 A note on transformations of gulf societies in the Neoliberal contextAK Ramakrishnan 4 Responding to the challenge of changeRushda A Siddiqui 5 Economic diversification in the gulf Co operation Council GCC statesMohamed Al Thani 6 Gulf Arab women between cultural resistance and knowledge economyElena Maestri 7 Only for women women the state and reform in Saudi ArabiaAmelie Le Renard 8 A Gulf Merchant synoecism Dubai before OilStephen J Ramos 9 Dubai the city and sacrednessMH Ilias 10 Reaching a threshold the stagnation of the reform process in BahrainEdward Burke 11 Changing hues of green in BahrainGareth Doherty 12 Globalization and cosmopolitanism in Omani SocietyShelly Johny Index This selection of essays addresses the general aspects of social change in the Gulf on the one hand and the specific contours of transformation in different milieus of the region on the other The volume goes beyond the paradigms of security and rentier state to capture state society linkages women?s role in knowledge economy and social reforms the directions of democratization changing dynamics of cities like Dubai the interplay of sacred and secular in the Gulf It shows the multi-layered manner in which Arab societies of the Gulf have responded to the phenomenon of globalization The interconnectedness of political and economic dynamics and social change is brought forth in the volume by locating specific spaces issues and moments of such transformation Scholars from diverse disciplinary vantage points provide the reader with a multi dimensional perspective of the societies in the Gulf 238 pp.
Published by New Century Publications, Delhi, 2011
ISBN 10: 8177082752ISBN 13: 9788177082753
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This selection of essays addresses the general aspects of social change in the Gulf on the one hand and the specific contours of transformation in different milieus of the region on the other. The volume goes beyond the paradigms of security and rentier state to capture state-society linkages, women's role in knowledge economy and social reforms, the directions of democratisation, changing dynamics of cities like Dubai, the interplay of sacred and secular in the Gulf. It shows the multi-layered manner in which Arab societies of the Gulf have responded to the phenomenon of globalisation. The interconnectedness of political and economic dynamics and social change is brought forth in the volume by locating specific spaces, issues and moments of such transformation. Scholars from diverse disciplinary vantage points provide the reader with a multi-dimensional perspective of the societies in the Gulf. Addresses the general aspects of social change in the Gulf and the specific contours of transformation in different milieus of the region. This title captures state-society linkages, women's role in knowledge economy and social reforms, the directions of democratisation, and the interplay of sacred and secular in the Gulf. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.