Joyriding in Riyadh Oil Urbanism and Road Revolt 2014 1st Edition by Pascal Menoret ISBN 978-1107641952 1107641950
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ISBN 10: 1107641950
ISBN 13: 978-1107641952
Author: Pascal Menoret
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 Joyriding in Riyadh 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 nationwide moral panic led by religious activists who framed youth culture as a public issue. The book retraces the politicization of Riyadh youth and shows that, far from being a marginal event, car drifting is embedded in the country’s social violence and economic inequality.
Table of contents:
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A Night with ‘Ajib
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Repression and Fieldwork
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City of the Future
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The Business of Development
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Street Terrorism
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Street Politics
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