GEOG120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arab Spring, Wahhabism, Resource Curse
27 Sep 2017
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Muslim majorities in all countries except israel. Female workforce participation rates among world"s lowest - varies state to state. Legal restrictions in more orthodox islamic states. Abundance of fossil fuels can create a resource curse for national economies. Current states created in the 20th century. State boundaries include multiple ethnic and religious groups. State boundaries as they have been drawn continue to be problematic. Current questions about whether the lines drawn by european colonial powers can withstand. Group of people who share language, culture, and political identity; the glue that holds the state together. Political structure established to govern a state. Relatively homogenous group of people with its own political territory and right to self-determination. States where a coherent national identity has not formed. British mandate after fall of ottoman empire. Hashimite family very politically successful, also gained control of jordan. Military seizes power and begins to construct state along nationalist lines.
