Being Young, Male and Saudi

ISBN-13: 9781107185111 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 374 str.

Mark Thompson

Opis

Based on remarkable primary research, this unique contemporary account of the lives of young Saudi men reveals a distinct group of voices.

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.