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Joyriding in Riyadh

Joyriding in Riyadh

Menoret, Pascal

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies, Book 45

General Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 1107035481
ISBN13: 9781107035485
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Apr 21 2014
Pages: 263
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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.

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