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Author:   William Gueraiche
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781784539306

ISBN 10:   1784539309
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   30 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Invited at the Sultan's court Part I: A state like no other Chapter 1: Branding Dubai. How Dubai became Dubai and the emirates... the Emirates Audacity and voluntarism Success is not enough Branding Abu Dhabi Chapter 2: The metamorphosis of a traditional society Legitimisation by the state The constitution put to the test Reforms Chapter 3: The invention of Arab Muslim liberalism Tribal capitalism Liberalism and interventionism A successful model? Part II: What place on the world map? Chapter 4: Agent of globalisation Space(s) of globalisation Which relations with the West? Security Chapter 5: Persian Janus The Tunbs and Abu Musa Economic rapprochement or the iron law of the market The unexpected effects of the economic depression Chapter 6: Arab fraternities The UAE, within the GCC From multilateralism to bilateralism? No Arab Spring in hot deserts Chapter 7: Asian tropism The 'Asianisation' of the Emirates? A new Silk Road? Capital flows Part III: The sky is the limit Chapter 8: Dependencies From food security policy to outsourcing Water and electricity consumption, overconsumption Environmental assessments and political prospects Chapter 9: What does identity mean? The uncertain future of the Emirati population What identity for which nation? Emiratisation Chapter 10: After the depression The 2008-9 crisis, facts and representations The debt of Dubai Back in business Conclusion: The UAE: A pole of stability Index

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`This book is a precious attempt to reveal the personality of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. The author's personal experience, as well as his intimacy with local culture, allows him to explain the situation of foreigners in the eyes of the local population: temporary guests, with duties and constraints, within a definite status, linked to that position. But the core of his purpose is to uncover the strategy of the rulers to carve the image of their young and affluent country on the global map. Here the author offers the reader a study based on more than a decade-long presence in the Emirates, providing insights far removed from the usual infatuation or criticism displayed by too many hurried observers in the face of the breathtaking pace of building a post-modern economy and sprawling cities in the desert.' - Marc Lavergne, Head Researcher, CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research), Middle East Studies Department, University of Tours, `The UAE: Geopolitics, Modernity and Tradition is a welcome addition to the scarce, serious academic literature on the study of the Emirate. Insightful, analytical and revealing, it offers a thought-provoking read that will surely add to the lively discussion of GCC politics.' - Kristian Alexander, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi

Author Information

William Gueraiche is Associate Professor, American University in the Emirates (Dubai). He has been Associate Professor of Social Sciences, American University in Dubai (UAE), Lecturer in Geopolitics, University Marne La Vallee (Paris), and Lecturer in History at the University of the Sorbonne. His research focuses upon the UAE and Gulf societies, Middle Eastern security, and diplomacy in the Gulf.

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