The Political Decline and Social Rise of Tribal Identity in the GCC
by Steffen Hertog In the pre-oil era, the states of the Arabian Peninsula were embryonic and social formations like tribes and merchant classes enjoyed high levels of collective autonomy. Oil-based state formation has reversed the pattern: states are omnipresent and social groups have become subservient to and dependent on them. The history of Arabian state-building … Continue reading The Political Decline and Social Rise of Tribal Identity in the GCC
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