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This innovative study explores a novel dimension of elite politics in Arab Gulf monarchies where both oil and Islam are ubiquitous: how rulers exploit both oil revenues and Islamic norms to manage and control their populations, build community, and protect and enrich dynastic autocracies.

Refining the Common Good

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    A Paperback by Miriam R. Lowi

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/30/2024
      ISBN13: 9781009463287, 978-1009463287
      ISBN10: 1009463284
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      Book Synopsis
      This innovative study explores a novel dimension of elite politics in Arab Gulf monarchies where both oil and Islam are ubiquitous: how rulers exploit both oil revenues and Islamic norms to manage and control their populations, build community, and protect and enrich dynastic autocracies.

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