Home
From Sheikhs To Sultanism by Christopher M. Davidson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
From Sheikhs To Sultanism by Christopher M. Davidson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
From Christopher M. Davidson
Current price: $49.50
![From Sheikhs To Sultanism by Christopher M. Davidson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters](https://dynamic.indigoimages.ca/books/9780197586488.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=en)
![From Sheikhs To Sultanism by Christopher M. Davidson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters](https://dynamic.indigoimages.ca/books/9780197586488.jpg?scaleup=true&width=600&quality=85&lang=en)
From Christopher M. Davidson
From Sheikhs To Sultanism by Christopher M. Davidson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Current price: $49.50
Loading Inventory...
Size: 48 x 218 x 784
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Coles
Muhammad bin Salman Al-Saud and Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the respective princely strongmen of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have torn up the old rules. They have spurred game-changing economic master plans, presided over vast anti-corruption crackdowns, tackled entrenched religious forces, and overseen the mass arrest of critics. In parallel, they also appear to have replaced the old 'sheikhly' consensus systems of their predecessors with something more autocratic, more personalistic, and perhaps even analytically distinct. These are the two wealthiest and most populous Gulf monarchies, and increasingly important global powers - Saudi Arabia is a G20 member, and the UAE will be the host of the World Expo in 2021-2022. Such sweeping changes to their statecraft and authority structures could well end up having a directimpact, for better or worse, on policies, economies and individual lives all around the world. Christopher M. Davidson tests the hypothesis that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are now effectively contemporary or even 'advanced' sultanates, and situates these influential states within an international model of autocratic authoritarianism. Drawing on a range of primary sources, including newinterviews and surveys, From Sheikhs to Sultanism puts forward an original, empirically grounded interpretation of the rise of both MBS and MBZ. | From Sheikhs To Sultanism by Christopher M. Davidson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters