{"product_id":"9781138194540","title":"Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State (Routledge Library Editions: Society of the Middle East)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century. In this book, first published in 1992, Dr. Jill Crystal focuses on two recurring themes in Kuwaiti history: one, the preservation of a sense of community in the face of radical economic, social and political transformations; the second, internal rivalry over the conventions governing relations among members of the community. Crystal skilfully weaves these themes into a broad profile of Kuwait, analysing the nation’s transformation from a pre-oil to an oil economy; its social structure and composition, including the country’s tribal roots and key divisions involving class, gender and immigrant labour; political tensions resulting from the nation’s sudden wealth and the accompanying changes in social structure; and its relations with other countries in the Gulf and the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729084788971,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":347.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781138194540-1.jpg?v=1781657384","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781138194540","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}