1st Edition

Kuwait: the Transformation of an Oil State

By Jill Crystal Copyright 1992
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

Kuwait, 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... Read more

1. Introduction  2. History  3. The Oil Economy  4. Kuwaiti Society  5. Political Institutions and Processes  6. Foreign Policy  7. The Aftermath of the Invasion

Biography

Crystal, Jill