{"product_id":"group-conflict-and-political-mobilization-in-bahrain-and-the-arab-gulf-9780253016744","title":"Group Conflict and Political Mobilization in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGengler presents a critical analysis examining the conventional wisdom of the rentier state theory and questions Bahrain's ability to buy the loyalty of its citizens despite its lagging political legitimacy. . . Recommended for upper-division undergraduate students of Middle Eastern studies.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is definitely unique and invaluable to anyone wanting a fuller understanding of the economic, political, and religious tensions within Bahrain that media outlets and published reports have scarcely revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Sociological Imagination *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing information gleaned from the first-ever mass political survey in Bahrain, Gengler challenges the assumptions underpinning rentier-state theory as applied to the Gulf nations. Reflecting on the Arab Spring uprisings, he argues that economic fulfilment does not inevitably breed political apathy.\u003c\/p\u003e * Survival *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Mountain of Smoke: Bahrain, the First Post-Oil State\u003cbr\u003e1. Group-based Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eAl-Fātih wa al-Maftūh\u003c\/i\u003e: The Case of Sunni-Shi'i Relations in Bahrain \u003cbr\u003e3. Religion and Politics in Bahrain\u003cbr\u003e4. Surveying Bahrain\u003cbr\u003e5. Rentier Theory and Rentier Reality\u003cbr\u003e6. Political Diversification in the Age of Regime Insecurity\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400547836247,"sku":"9780253016744","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253016744.jpg?v=1730470951","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/group-conflict-and-political-mobilization-in-bahrain-and-the-arab-gulf-9780253016744","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}