Abstract
Oil has cast a long shadow over the Middle East for the better part of the last century. While opinion has been divided over whether the ‘black gold’ has been a curse or a blessing for the region, there is agreement that its impact has nevertheless been pervasive, generating fabulous wealth and striking inequalities,
environmental disasters and spectacular urban development, hyper-modern lifestyles and cultures of repression.
This issue of the magazine visits the vexed relationship between oil and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); multifaceted, multi-dimensional and nuanced
perspectives seek to shed light on the past, just as much as to understand the present and the future of oil in MENA.
environmental disasters and spectacular urban development, hyper-modern lifestyles and cultures of repression.
This issue of the magazine visits the vexed relationship between oil and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); multifaceted, multi-dimensional and nuanced
perspectives seek to shed light on the past, just as much as to understand the present and the future of oil in MENA.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | The London Middle East Institute, SOAS |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |