Archive Wars - The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia

"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"--

List of contents

Introduction: The Archive Question

1. Occluded Pasts

2. A State With No Archive

3. Assembling History

4. Heritage as War

5. Bulldozing the Past

Conclusion: The Violence of History

About the author

Rosie Bsheer is Assistant Professor of History at Harvard University.

Product details

• Authors: Rosie Bsheer
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781503605183
• ISBN: 978-1-5036-0518-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures; Stanford Studies in Middle Eas
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science