ISBN : 9782296065321

CULTURAL CONFLICT AND DIALOGUE IN THE GULF

Abdelhak Azzouzi


The world's first globalization The Arab states of the Persian Gulf (the states that today comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates) have a very long history of interactions with the West. This history of both dialogue and dissonance, clash and cooperation has produced a constant cultural reframing of local identity by the Gulf leaders and society. The Persian Gulf s interaction...