Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf: Manama Since 1800

by Nelida Fuccaro

Book Overview

In this path-breaking and multi-layered account of one of the least explored societies in the Middle East, Nelida Fuccaro examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain. Written as an ethnography of space, politics and community, it addresses the changing relationship between urban development, politics and society before and after the discovery of oil. By using a variety of local sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107404444
• ISBN13: 9781107404441
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"