History and Society of the Arab Monarchies. An Overview

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Arabistic, grade: 1,7, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, language: English, abstract: My presentation dealt with the monarchies in the Arab world. I presented each monarchy and its historical background, the respective social situation and tried to explain why the Arab monarchies haven proven very stable over the years. In this elaboration I will investigate the topic in more detail, with special attention to the fact why the Arab monarchies are still existing in times of uprisings. In order to answer this question, I will look at the monarchies' resources, their policies and government.