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My project demonstrates how the Saudi Arabian government established their control over a dissident Eastern Province. Examining a mixture of ARAMCO, American, and Saudi sources, my thesis aims to expand the historiography of urban history, Saudi Arabia, and company towns in the …

The research reported in this dissertation identifies what happens to nomads when they lose their animals and what can be done by the community, government, and non-governmental organizations to enable the ex-nomads to attain livelihood self-sufficiency. It has addressed these c…

Most of the recent studies on the southern Jordan Bedouins portray the Bedouins as being resistant to change and development. These studies are more descriptive than analytical, focusing on romantic aspects of the Bedouin's lifestyle. In contrast, this study, based on fieldwork …