Joyriding in Riyadh |
Subtitle:
Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt
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Book Category:
History > Europe > General
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Author:
Pascal Menoret
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ISBN 13:
9781107641952
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Price:
GBP 19.99
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Publication Year:
2014
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Publisher Info
Jan Rylewicz,
Cambridge University Press,Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road,
Cambridgeshire - CB2 8RU,United Kingdom
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Book Description
Why do young Saudis, night after night, joyride and skid cars on Riyadh's avenues? Who are those 'drifters' who defy public order and private property? Based on four years of fieldwork, Joyriding in Riyadh explores the history and social fabric of Riyadh, as well as that of Saudi Arabia, and shows how car drifting is embedded in Saudi Arabia's social violence and economic inequality.