Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (2011â2015 and 2016â2017)
Cover illustration: Inauguration of the Saudi Railway in Dhahran in 1951. National Archives and Research Association, Maryland
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ghrawi, Claudia author
Title: Saudi Arabiaâs urban revolution : oil urbanization and protest in al-Ahsaâ/the Eastern Province / by Claudia Ghrawi.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2026] | Series: Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; volume 136 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2025027210 (print) | LCCN 2025027211 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004735507 hardback alk. paper | ISBN 9789004735514 ebook
Subjects: LCSH: UrbanizationâSaudi ArabiaâSharqÄ«yah (Province)âHistory | UrbanizationâSaudi ArabiaâHasa (Province)âHistory | Petroleum industry and tradeâPolitical aspectsâSaudi ArabiaâSharqÄ«yah (Province) | Petroleum industry and tradeâSocial aspectsâSaudi Arabia--SharqÄ«yah (Province)
Classification: LCC HT384.S332 S5344 2026 (print) | LCC HT384.S332 (ebook)
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ISSN 1385-3376
ISBN 978-90-04-73550-7 (hardback)
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DOI 10.1163/9789004735514
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