Archive wars the politics of history in Saudi Arabia
"This project examines how Saudi Arabian officials and economic elites used state archives, historical preservation, and urban redevelopment to consolidate power after the Gulf War. It shows how the Saudi regime attempted to shift the terrain of domestic opposition from the political to the his...
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Sprache: | eng |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
2020
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Schriftenreihe: | Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
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Zusammenfassung: | "This project examines how Saudi Arabian officials and economic elites used state archives, historical preservation, and urban redevelopment to consolidate power after the Gulf War. It shows how the Saudi regime attempted to shift the terrain of domestic opposition from the political to the historical and from the streets to institutions, transforming the nation's landscape into a revenue-generating asset"-- |
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Beschreibung: | xxvi, 379 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 23 cm |
ISBN: | 9781503612570 978-1-5036-1257-0 9781503605183 978-1-5036-0518-3 |