Ethnic Conflict and Political Mobilization in Bahrain and the Arab Gulf

The University of Michigan, 2011. — 366 p. Dedication. Acknowledgements. List of Tables. List of Figures. Chapter. An Introduction to Bahrain: The Dysfunctional Rentier State. A Theory of Ethnic-based Political Mobilization in the Arab Gulf Rentier States. Ethnic Conflict in the Rentier State: The Case of Sunni-Shi‘i Relations in Bahrain. Surveying Bahrain: A Practical and Methodological Preface. Rentier State Theory vs. Rentier State Reality: Economic Benefits and Individual Political Behavior in Bahrain. Bahraini Exceptionalism or (Ethnic) Politics as Usual?: Sunni-Shi‘i Conflict and Political Orientation in Iraq Conclusion: Toward a New Arab Gulf Agenda.