Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iii
3. List of Illustrations iv
4. Acknowledgements v
5. 1 Introduction: A Systematic Inquiry into Kinship Politics 1
6. 2 Defining Kinship 15
7. 3 Resource Access and the Political Salience of Kinship 36
8. 4 State Building in Kuwait 58
9. 5 State Building in Qatar 92
10. 6 State Building in Oman 104
11. 7 Kinship Salience after State Building in Kuwait, Qatar and Oman 136
12. 8 Kinship after State Building 173
13. 9 Conclusion: Kinship Politics in Comparative Perspective 187
14. Bibliography 201
15. Index 216