Monarchies of Extraction : The Gulf States in the Global Food System (The Global Middle East)

Henderson, Christian

Cambridge University Press（2026/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781009699846

Full Description

In a region known for its export of oil, Monarchies of Extraction explores how the Gulf states are simultaneously defined by the importation of food. Charting the economics and politics of the Gulf through an examination of its food system, Christian Henderson demonstrates how these states constitute a distinct social metabolism. Starting with the pre-oil phase, this book examines the politics of agrarian change in the Gulf. In the contemporary period, Henderson considers the way that the Gulf states represent 'inverted farms', where the import of prodigious quantities of agricultural commodities has enabled these economies to overcome their lack of arable land. As a result of this trade, states such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia have developed their own agribusiness sectors. Henderson further shows how food and consumption in the Gulf states constitute political questions of diet, sustainability, and boycott.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Peasant wars; 3. Oil farms; 4. What is food security?; 5. A new geography of food; 6. The solution?; 7. The values of food; 8. Conclusion: the present and the future; References; Index.