Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalized Kingdom

ISBN-13: 9781316636367 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 374 str.

Mark Thompson

Opis

Revealing a distinct group of voices, this unique account of the lives of young Saudi men based on remarkable primary research examines ideas and beliefs about identity, employment, marriage and gender segregation, as well as political participation and exclusion, to reconsider the future of Saudi Arabia as a globalized kingdom.

Recenzje

'Mark Thompson's indispensable, book, Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalized Kingdom, breaks new ground for Saudi watchers and academics and is well overdue … There is an excellent bibliography and hundreds of useful notes.' Caroline Montagu, Asian Affairs

Spis treści

Introduction and background; 1. What is Saudi? Identity, religiosity and generational divides; 2. The Saudi 'social contract' under strain: employment, housing and healthcare; 3. The new media revolution, public opinion and the relationship between the governing and governed; 4. Education, societal transformation and globalization; 5. Masculinity, gender relations and marriage; 6. Distrust, fault lines and recreation; 7. Saudi Vision 2030 and national development; Conclusion: youth, Saudi Arabia's human capital.