{"product_id":"histories-of-city-and-state-in-the-persian-gulf-manama-since-1800-paperback-9781107404441","title":"Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf; Manama since 1800 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107404441","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistories of City and State in the Persian Gulf\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eManama since 1800\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNelida Fuccaro (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107404441, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e278 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book on the modern history of one of the major port cities in the Persian Gulf is a major achievement and represents a milestone in the field. … The book is very rich in detail.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this path-breaking and multi-layered account of one of the least explored societies in the Middle East, Nelida Fuccaro examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain. Written as an ethnography of space, politics and community, it addresses the changing relationship between urban development, politics and society before and after the discovery of oil. By using a variety of local sources and oral histories, Fuccaro questions the role played by the British Empire and oil in state-making. Instead, she draws attention to urban residents, elites and institutions as active participants in state and nation building. She also examines how the city has continued to provide a source of political, social and sectarian identity since the early nineteenth century, challenging the view that the advent of oil and modernity represented a radical break in the urban past of the region.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Note on transliteration and terminology\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Indigenous state traditions and the dialectics of urbanisation in Bahrain, 1602–1923\u003cbr\u003e 2. The making of Gulf port towns before oil\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ordering space, politics and community in Manama, 1880s–1919\u003cbr\u003e 4. Restructuring city and state: the municipality and local government\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'Disorder', political sociability and the evolution of the urban public sphere\u003cbr\u003e 6. City and countryside in modern Bahrain\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of persons, tribes and families\u003cbr\u003e Index of subjects\u003cbr\u003e Index of places.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908868170008,"sku":"9781107404441","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107404441i_3c44f737-b03a-4fa2-8602-1dcfbf731181.jpg?v=1694484936","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/histories-of-city-and-state-in-the-persian-gulf-manama-since-1800-paperback-9781107404441","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}