Monarchies and Nations: Globalisation and Identity in the Arab States of the Gulf
'Monarchies and Nations breaks new ground, challenging many common presuppositions about the centrality of transnationalism in the Gulf. Paul Dresch and James Piscatori have produced a well-integrated multidisciplinary volume, whose well-documented, insightful case studies shed new light on the extent to which significant differences in nationalities, citizenship and gender are determining factors in the development of national identity of Gulf states today.'   John L. Espositi, Professor of Religion and Intenational Affairs and of Islamic Studies, Georgetown University  'This book is invaluable for its innovative studis analysing the dynamics of Gulf societies and their process of self-definition and nation-building in the context of globalisation.'  Franck Mermier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France)