Bedouin Visual Leadership in the Middle East: The Power of Aesthetics and Practical Implications

In: Palgrave Studies in Business, Arts and Humanities Ser.

In: Palgrave studies in business, arts and humanities

Abstract

Intro -- Book Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1: Visualizing Leadership in Bedouin Arabia -- Arabs and "the Orient" -- Foucauldian Analysis -- Foucault, the Bedouin, Leadership, and Visual Representation: A Synthesis -- Leadership as a Socially Constructed Phenomenon -- Leadership, Power, and Discourse -- The Visual Representation of Leadership -- The Power of Gaze -- Research Methodology -- Ontology -- Epistemology -- First Phase -- Second Phase -- Third Phase -- Analysis of the Data -- Positionality -- A Few More Words About Bedouin Arabia -- A Provisional Definition of Leadership -- Leadership in the Bedouin Context -- Overview -- References -- 2: An Overview of Visual Leadership Studies -- Visual Studies -- Aesthetics -- Propaganda -- Metaphor -- Visual Leadership -- Aesthetic Leadership -- Visual Methodologies -- Visual Genealogy of Images -- Organizational Aesthetics -- Charismatic Leadership -- References -- 3: Bedouin Culture -- Who Are the Bedouin? -- Bedouin Culture -- Temporary Domiciles -- Constant Travel -- Kinship Relations -- Patriarchy and Masculinity -- Oral Culture -- Genealogy -- Bedouin Visual Leadership -- King Faisal I of Iraq and Syria -- President Saddam Hussein of Iraq -- King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan -- King Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia -- Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait -- King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain -- Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman -- References -- 4: The Leader's Perspective -- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid as a Visionary Leader -- Sheikh Mohammed's Bedouin Iconography -- Triumph -- Historical Context: A Map Showing Sheikh Mohammed's Achievements -- The Sheikh's Messages -- References -- 5: The Artist's Voice -- Fawaz Arnaut -- Ismail Rafai -- Dr. Najat Makki -- Dr. Nizar Sabour -- Sattar Kawoosh -- Moosa Al Halyan -- Waddah Al Sayed -- Wail Murib.