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Labour Movements and Opposition Groups in Saudi Arabia: 1950-1975

An article about the growth of the Saudi Labour movement and additional radical opposition groups, focussing on two strikes at the ARAMCO oil company in 1953 and 1956.

Submitted by Reddebrek on October 21, 2015

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Labour and Opposition in Saudi Arabia.pdf (1.15 MB)
  • nationalism
  • strikes
  • 1970s
  • 1950s
  • Islam
  • Iraq
  • oil
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Bahrain
  • Toby Matthiessen
  • PDF

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