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