Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia

Autori

• Rosie Bsheer

Parametri

• 384 pagine
• 14 ore di lettura

• Politica
• Saggistica
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Tema stórico

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"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"--

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2020

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