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The new Arab social order : a study of the social impact of oil wealth
Title
The new Arab social order : a study of the social impact of oil wealth / Saad Eddin Ibrahim.
ISBN
0429313055
1000231941
1000267881
1000303829
9780429313059
9781000231946
9781000267884
9781000303827
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Biographical / Historical Note
Saad Eddin Ibrahim is professor of sociology at The American University in Cairo and head of Arab affairs at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. He is the author of numerous publications, including Kissinger and the Middle East (1975) and Trends of Arab Public Opinion Toward Arab Unity (1980).
Summary
The skyrocketing Arab oil revenues of the 1970s have triggered tremendous socioeconomic forces in the Arab world. Observers have extensively studied the financial and geopolitical aspects of Arab oil, but generally have ignored the human and social repercussions stimulated by the oil wealth. This book challenges the commonly accepted view of the im
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Westview's special studies on the Middle East
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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Introduction
Images of the New Social Order
Inter-Arab Labor Migration
Causes and Consequences of Labor Exportation: Egypt
Causes and Consequences of Labor Importation: Saudi Arabia
Inter-Arab Stratification
The Challenge
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