Walls Built on Sand: Migration, Exclusion, and Society in Kuwait.

Abstract

Introduction Kuwait Through History: A Tradition of Migration and Open Networks The Politics of Exclusion The Structure of Dominance: The Sponsorship System Conceptualizing Us and Them Through Everyday Practice Expatriate Life: Liminality and an Ad Hoc Way of Life Gender Relations, Ethnicity, and the National Project Pluralism and Integration Postscript