Joyriding in Riyadh Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt

Name: Joyriding in Riyadh Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt
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ISBN: 9781107641952

ISBN-10: 1107641950

ISBN-13: 9781107641952

Edition: 2014

Authors: Pascal Menoret

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Why do young Saudis, night after night, joyride and skid cars on Riyadh's avenues? Who are these "drifters" who defy public order and private property? What drives their revolt? Based on four years of fieldwork in Riyadh, Pascal Menoret's Kingdom Adrift explores the social fabric of the city and connects it to Saudi Arabia's recent history. Car drifting emerged after Riyadh was planned, and oil became the main driver of the economy. For young rural migrants, it was a way to reclaim alienating and threatening urban spaces. For the Saudi state, it jeopardized its most basic operations: managing public spaces and enforcing law and order. A police crackdown soon targeted car drifting, feeding a…

Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/21/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 263
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.66" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English