Popular culture and political identity in the Arab Gulf states / edited by Alanoud Alsharekh and Robert Springborg.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-200) and index.

Acknowledgments Introduction, by Robert Springborg-- 1. Heritage and Cultural Nationalism in the United Arab Emirates, by Fred H. Lawson and Hasan M. Al-Naboodah-- 2. Place and Space in the Memory of United Arab Emirates Elders, by Nadia Rahman-- 3. The Nationalization of Culture: Kuwait's Invention of a Pearl Diving Heritage, by Sulayman Khalaf-- 4. An Aspect of Cultural Development: Archaeology and Restoration of Historical Sites, by Mohammed A. Alkhozai-- 5. The Social Elements that Drive the Poetic Journey, by Nimah Ismail Nawwab-- 6. Sport and Identity in the Gulf, Abdullah Baabood-- 7. Media as Social Matrix in the United Arab Emirates, by Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Mohammed Al Mutawa, Tim Walters and John W. Fox-- 8. Diversification in Abu Dhabi and Dubai: The Impact on National Identity and the Ruling Bargain, by Christopher Davidson-- 9. Debates on Political Reform in the Gulf: The Dynamics of Liberalizing Public Spaces, by Amr Hamzawy-- 10. Gulf Societies: Co-existence of Tradition and Modernity, by Lubna Ahmed Al-Kazi -- Conclusion, by Alanoud AlSharekh.