The Transformation of ‘Unayza: Where is the “Paris of Najd” today?
‘Unayza was a prominent urban center in Arabia at the height of the oil boom, at times even referred to as the “Paris of Najd”. As a combined result of the consolidation of the Saudi central state in the 1930’s, increased oil revenues in the 1970’s and the recent nationalization of Saudi identity, ‘...
Main Author: | Sebastian Maisel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa
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Series: | Arabian Humanities |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cy/2587 |
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