{"product_id":"refining-the-common-good-oil-islam-and-politics-in-gulf-monarchies-hardback-9781009463317","title":"Refining the Common Good; Oil, Islam and Politics in Gulf Monarchies (Hardback) 9781009463317","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRefining the Common Good\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOil, Islam and Politics in Gulf Monarchies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study examines how Arab Gulf monarchies harness both oil revenues and Islamic doctrine to achieve their political goals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMiriam R. Lowi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009463317, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 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'A significant contribution to political science, Middle Eastern studies, and political economy. Lowi's integration of Islamic ethics with rentier state dynamics offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between religion and resources in governance. By comparing four GCC states, she balances depth and breadth, highlighting both shared strategies and contextual differences. Her rigorous analysis, based on interviews, primary sources, and interdisciplinary scholarship, ensures empirical robustness. This book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and students interested in Gulf politics, religion, and inequality.' Chaoqun Lian, China International Strategy Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow has Islam as a set of beliefs and practices  shaped the allocation of oil revenues in  Arab Gulf monarchies? In turn, how has oil wealth impacted the role of Islamic doctrine in  politics? Refining the Common Good explores the relationship between Islamic norms and the circulation of oil wealth in Gulf monarchies. The study demonstrates how both oil (revenues) and Islam (as doctrine) are manipulated as tools of state power, and how religious norms are refined for the sake of achieving narrow secular interests. Miriam R. Lowi examines  different institutionalized practices financed by hydrocarbon revenues and sanctioned, either implicitly or explicitly, by Islam, and uses evidence from Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia to show how these practices are infused with political purpose. The dynamic relationship between oil wealth and Islamic doctrine is exploited  to contribute to the management and control of society, and the consolidation of dynastic autocracy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Oil and Islam in the Gulf\u003cbr\u003e 2. Islamic norms, interpretations, applications\u003cbr\u003e 3. The state and the political economy of distribution\u003cbr\u003e 4. Society responds\u003cbr\u003e 5. Imported labor: building\/appeasing the nation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Charity as politics 'writ small'\u003cbr\u003e 7. Islamic banking and finance: a political economy of accumulation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Reflections on Islam and politics in the oil era.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Constitution: government \u0026amp; the state [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Constitution: government \u0026amp; the state\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Constitution:%20government%20\u0026amp;%20the%20state%20%5BJPHC%5D%22\"\u003eJPHC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414072062232,"sku":"9781009463317","price":80.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009463317i.jpg?v=1784336527","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/refining-the-common-good-oil-islam-and-politics-in-gulf-monarchies-hardback-9781009463317","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}