Archive wars : the politics of history in Saudi Arabia / Rosie Bsheer.
"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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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
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| Summary: | "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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 383 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1503612589 9781503612587 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record. |