In the mid-twentieth century, the Arabian Peninsula emerged as a key site of oil production. International companies recruited workers from across the Middle East and Asia to staff their expanding oil projects. Unruly Labor considers the working conditions, worker actions, and strikes at these oil projects.
In the mid-twentieth century, the Arabian Peninsula emerged as a key site of oil production. International companies recruited workers from across the Middle East and Asia to staff their expanding oil projects. Unruly Labor considers the working conditions, worker actions, and strikes at these oil projects.
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Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
Andrea Wright is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies at William & Mary. She is the author of Between Dreams and Ghosts: Indian Migration and Middle Eastern Oil (Stanford, 2021).
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Acknowledgments List of Oil Companies and Major Contractors Introduction: Producing Labor Hierarchies 1. Building Solidarities 2. Contesting Sovereignty 3. Advocating for Rights 4. Shaping Nationalism Outside of the Nation-State 5. Writing Labor Laws 6. Curtailing Cooperation 7. Securing Oil Projects Conclusion: Depoliticizing Labor Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments List of Oil Companies and Major Contractors Introduction: Producing Labor Hierarchies 1. Building Solidarities 2. Contesting Sovereignty 3. Advocating for Rights 4. Shaping Nationalism Outside of the Nation-State 5. Writing Labor Laws 6. Curtailing Cooperation 7. Securing Oil Projects Conclusion: Depoliticizing Labor Notes Bibliography Index
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