Monarchies of Extraction
The Gulf States in the Global Food System
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-69984-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-69984-6 (ISBN)
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In a region known for its export of oil, this study explores how the Gulf states are also defined by the importation of food. Christian Henderson examines how the Gulf is reshaping the global food system, demonstrating how states such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia represent 'inverted farms' which have developed their own agribusiness sectors.
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.
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.
Christian Henderson is an assistant professor at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University, Netherlands. His research focuses on the agrarian political economy and the political ecology of the Middle East and North Africa. His work has previously been published in Globalizations, New Political Economy, Journal of Peasant Studies and Environment and Planning A.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Global Middle East |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-69984-9 / 1009699849 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-69984-6 / 9781009699846 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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