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UNINA9910828984003321 |
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Autore |
Gengler Justin |
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Group conflict and political mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf : rethinking the rentier state / / Justin Gengler |
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (418 p.) |
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Collana |
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Indiana series in Middle East studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conflict management - Bahrain |
Conflict management - Persian Gulf Region |
Bahrain Politics and government |
Persian Gulf Region Politics and government |
Bahrain Dependency on foreign countries |
Persian Gulf Region Dependency on foreign countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf are said to sink or swim on their capacity for political appeasement through economic redistribution. Yet, during the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, in Bahrain and all across the Arab Gulf, ordinary citizens showed an unexpected enthusiasm for political protest directed against governments widely assumed to have co-opted their support with oil revenues. Justin Gengler draws on the first-ever mass political survey in Bahrain to demonstrate that neither is the state willing to offer all citizens the same bargain, nor are all citizens willing to ac |
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