Organizing Institution: Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
Contact email: ismc.marketing@aku.edu
Start Date: August 25, 2022 (5:30pm)
End Date: August 25, 2022 (7:00pm)
Cost: Free
Website: https://www.aku.edu/ismc/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=2161&Title=Book%20Launch:%20Poet%20and%20Businessman
Aga Khan Centre (Room 215) – London – United Kingdom
Abd al-Aziz al-Babtain and the Formation of Modern Kuwait
Constructing an overview of the modern history of Kuwait in parallel with the life of al-Babtain, Professor Leif Stenberg presents a rare study of an individual whose generation experienced first-hand the discovery of oil and the incredible changes it wrought on their small society. The costs of that discovery, alongside its many benefits, continue to play a crucial part in the socio-economic and cultural development of Kuwait and the wider region. Addressing an otherwise neglected area of Arabian history and the contemporary Middle East, this book is a balanced account of the development of Kuwait, enriched by the story of a remarkable and influential individual.
Aga Khan Centre (Room 215)
10 Handyside Street
London , N1C 4DN United Kingdom
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