v ISBN:9780755644896
v ChineseTitle:海湾地区的部落主义与政治权力:科威特、卡塔尔与阿联酋的国家建设及国家认同
v Title:Tribalism and Political Power in the Gulf
v Subtitle:State-Building and National Identity in Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE
v Author:Alanoud al-Sharekh & Courtney Freer
v Publisher:I.B. Tauris
v Lan:eng
v PubYear:2023.06
v Location:西亚非书库
DESCRIPTION
Gulf societies are often described as being intensely tribal.However,in discussions of state building and national identity,the role of tribalism and tribal identity is often overlooked.This book analyses the political role of tribes in Kuwait,Qatar and the UAE aiming to understand the degree to which tribes hinder or advance popular participation in government and to what extent they exert domestic political power.
The research traces the historical relationship between ruling elites and nomadic tribes,and,by constructing political histories of these states and analysing the role of tribes in domestic political life and social hierarchies,reveals how they serve as major political actors in the Gulf.
A key focus of the book is understanding the extent to which societies in the Gulf have become‘re-bedouinised’in the modern era and how this has shaped these states’political processes and institutions.The book explores the roles that tribes play in the development of“progressive”citizenship regimes and policymaking today,and how they are likely to be influential in the future within rentier environments.
CONTENTS
vi List of Figures
viii Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
21 The historical relationship between badu and ruling families
47 The social evolution of the tribe
65 Heritage production and branding of the modern badu in state formation
95 Tribalization of traditionally non-tribal actors and future impact of the resurgence of tribal rhetoric
117 Electoral tribalism
137 Tribal intersections in the digital age
153 Conclusion
164 Notes
200 Bibliography
221 Index