Group Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf

“Invaluable to anyone wanting a fuller understanding of the economic, political, and religious tensions within Bahrain.” — The Sociological Imagination The oil-producing states of the Arab Gulf are said to sink or swim on their capacity for political appeasement through economic redistribution. Yet, during the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring, in Bahrain and all across the Arab Gulf, ordinary citizens showed an unexpected enthusiasm for political protest directed against governments widely a