Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Note on Transliteration xvi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Pre-Oil Urbanism 21
8. 2 Port City Life 43
9. 3 A Cosmopolitan Community 71
10. 4 Oil-Era Modernization 91
11. 5 The Move to the Suburbs 121
12. 6 The Privatization of Urban Life 149
13. 7 The De-Urbanization of Society 175
14. 8 The Right to the City 199
15. Notes 225
16. Glossary of Key Terms 253
17. Bibliography 255
18. Index 269