Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf: State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31430/uhof7385

Keywords:

Gulf, Tribalism, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE

Abstract

Book Title: Tribalism and Political Power in The Gulf: State- Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE . Author: Alanoud al-Sharekh & Courtney Freer. Publisher: London: I.B. Tauris. Date of Publication: 2021. Pages: 224.

References

  1. Alanoud Alsharekh (ed.), The Gulf Family: Kinship Policies and Modernity (London: Saqi Books, 2007); Alanoud Alsharekh & Robert Springborg (eds.), Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States (London: Saqi Books, 2008).
  2. Courtney Freer, Rentier Islamism: The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gulf Monarchies (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018); Courtney Freer, The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Parliament, Rentierism, and Society (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024). References Alsharekh, Alanoud (ed.). The Gulf Family: Kinship Policies and Modernity. London: Saqi Books, 2007. Alsharekh, Alanoud & Robert Springborg (eds.). Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States. London: Saqi Books, 2008. Freer, Courtney. Rentier Islamism: The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gulf Monarchies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. _______. The Resilience of Parliamentary Politics in Kuwait: Parliament, Rentierism, and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024.

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2025-10-01

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