Books by Pascal Menoret
“The book is about the consequences of urban development and its impact on young people who live in the cities and how they feel about their cities and about how they are excluded from the centres of the cities. It looks at the subcultures that emerge in this environment, subcultures of criminality, of bravery, of assertive masculinity—all these kinds of issues that are associated with angry young men are explored in the book and it’s very interesting.” Read more...
The best books on Saudi Arabia
Madawi Al-Rasheed, Anthropologist
Interviews where books by Pascal Menoret were recommended
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America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier
by Robert Vitalis -
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The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
by Toby Matthiesen -
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Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt
by Pascal Menoret -
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Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalised Kingdom
by Mark C Thompson -
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Girls of Riyadh
by Rajaa Alsanea
The best books on Saudi Arabia, recommended by Madawi Al-Rasheed
The best books on Saudi Arabia, recommended by Madawi Al-Rasheed
Saudi Arabia is one of the most misunderstood countries on earth. Here Saudi-born anthropologist, Madawi Al-Rasheed, chooses five books to help understand the country, its society and the very modern challenges it faces.
