Tribes and states in a changing Middle East

Introduction Uzi Rabi 1. - 1. From Abdullah (I) to Abdullah (II): The Monarchy, the Tribes and the Shaykhly Families in Jordan, 1920-2012 / Yoav Alon 11. - 2. Tribes and Patronage Networks in Qatar / Jill Crystal 37. - 3. Backgammon or Chess? The State of Tribalism and Tribal Leadership in the United Arab Emirates / Andrea B. Rugh 57. - 4. The Sultanate of Oman: Between Tribalism and National Unity / Uzi Rabi 76. - 5. AI Saud: An Ambivalent Approach to Tribalism / Sarah Yizraeli 95. - 6. Yemen: Tribes, the State, and the Unravelling / J. E. Peterson 111. - 7. Bedouin Tribes in Contemporary Syria: Alternative Perceptions of Authority, Management, and Control / Dawn Chatty 145. - 8. Tribes in Iraq: A Negligible Factor in State Formation / Ronen Zeidel 171. - 9. Bahrain: The Emiri State Systems Bloody Bulwark against the Arab Spring / Anthony B. Toth 187. - 10. Tribes and Modern States: An Alternative Approach / Philip Carl Salzman 207. - 11. The Nation in Tribal Societies: Reflections on K. H. al-Naqib's Studies on the Gulf / Joseph Kostiner 219