Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: The Study and Its Setting 1
6. Part One: Political Autonomy, Domestically Organized Production, and Mercantile Trade
7. 1. The Autonomous Amirate 15
8. 2. The Old Agriculture 32
9. 3. Craft Production and the Old Market 54
10. 4. Caravans and Long-Distance Trade 67
11. Part Two: Provincial City within a New State and the Development of Capitalist Social Formations
12. 5. Development of the New State and Education 85
13. 6. Occupational Change and New Institutions 98
14. Part Three: Economic Boom and Transformation
15. 7. The Economic Boom, Expatriates, and Local Development 119
16. 8. The Market Today 140
17. 9. The New Agriculture 162
18. 10. Salaried Employment and Its Social Impact 185
19. 11. Changing Patterns of Social Life 208
20. 12. Analysis and Conclusion 232
21. Glossary of Arabic Terms 249
22. Bibliography 253
23. Index 261