Rosie Bsheer (Books)

Rosie Bsheer Books

Rosie Bsheer is a historian of the modern Middle East, focusing on Arab intellectual and social movements, petro-capitalism, and state formation. Her work delves into the production of historical knowledge and the creation of commemorative spaces. She critically examines the complex forces shaping the region's past and present. Bsheer's research offers nuanced insights into the dynamics of power and memory.

Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia

384 pages
14 hours of reading

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"This project examines how Saudi Arabian officials and economic elites used state archives, historical preservation, and urban redevelopment to consolidate power after the Gulf War. It shows how the Saudi regime attempted to shift the terrain of domestic opposition from the political to the historical and from the streets to institutions, transforming the nation's landscape into a revenue-generating asset"--