Kuwait&#039;s Politics Before Independence: The Role of the Balancing Powers

Abdulrahman Alebrahim

doi:10.2307/j.ctvq4bxx8

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Edition: 1/2019
Copyright Year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-95994-072-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-95994-071-9
Publisher: Gerlach Press, Berlin
Language: English
Pages: 241
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgements No access
1 Introduction: The Balancing Powers: A New Approach to Study Kuwait’s History No access Pages 1 - 6
1. Establishment of the Ruling System in Kuwait No access
2. The Role of the Economy in the Relationship between Sheikhs and Merchants No access
3. Mubarak al-Sabah’s Rule (1896-1915) No access
4. The Reigns of Jabir and Salim (1915-1921) No access
5. The Emergence of Institutions in Kuwait during the Reigns of Mubarak and his Sons No access
1. Social Stratification and Divisions in the Pre-Oil Era No access
2. 1921 Shura Council (Majlis al-Shura) No access
3. The Development of Cultural and Administrative Institutions No access
1. The Rise in Power of the National Bloc No access
2. Roots and Inspirations of the Bloc No access
3. The Impact of the Iraqi Media in the Establishment of the Legislative Council No access
4. The 1938 Council’s Reforms No access
5. The Dissolution of the Council No access
6. The British Attitude towards the 1938 Legislative Council No access
7. The Role of the Balancing Powers in the Outcome of the Struggle No access
8. The Second Legislative Council in 1939 No access
9. Conclusion No access
1. Power Dynamics within the Ruling Family between 1921 and 1938 No access
2. The Rise of the Awlad Salim (1940-1950) No access
3. The 1950 Succession of Ahmad al-Jabir No access
4. ‘Abd Allah al-Salim’s Challenged Consolidation of His Rule No access
5. The British Struggle with the Heads of Hereditary Institutions No access
1. The Constitution of an Intelligentsia No access
2. A New M‘azib? No access
3. Conclusion No access
1. The Arab Nationalists’ Involvement in External Affairs No access
2. The Apogee of the Arab Nationalist Movement No access
3. The Sheikhs Assert their Power (1957-1960) No access
4. The Balancing Powers’ Role in Establishing the Nascent State - Kuwait’s Independence and Qasim’s Thr No access
5. The Return of the 1938 Majlis Movement’s Merchants No access
6. The New Constitution: The Balancing Powers Sweep the 1961 Elections No access
7. The Direct Confrontation between the Balancing Powers and the Sheikhs No access
8. The Constitutional Committee: Negotiating the Balance of Power No access
9. Kuwait’s Constitutional Framework No access
10. Conclusion No access
8 Concluding Remarks No access Pages 161 - 166
Appendix 1 No access Pages 167 - 170
Appendix 2 No access Pages 171 - 180
Appendix 3 No access Pages 181 - 182
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2. Chapter 2 No access
3. Chapter 3 No access
4. Chapter 4 No access
5. Chapter 5 No access
6. Chapter 6 No access
7. Chapter 7 No access
1. Primary Sources No access
2. Secondary Sources No access