Monarchies of Extraction

Name: Monarchies of Extraction
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The Gulf States in the Global Food System

Christian Henderson (Universiteit Leiden)

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English

Cambridge University Press
19 March 2026

Politics & government; Political economy; Agriculture & related industries

Series: The Global Middle East

In a region known for its export of oil, Monarchies of Extraction explores how the Gulf states are simultaneously defined by the importation of food. Charting the economics and politics of the Gulf through an examination of its food system, Christian Henderson demonstrates how these states constitute a distinct social metabolism. Starting with the pre-oil phase, this book examines the politics of agrarian change in the Gulf. In the contemporary period, Henderson considers the way that the Gulf states represent 'inverted farms', where the import of prodigious quantities of agricultural commodities has enabled these economies to overcome their lack of arable land. As a result of this trade, states such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia have developed their own agribusiness sectors. Henderson further shows how food and consumption in the Gulf states constitute political questions of diet, sustainability, and boycott.

By: Christian Henderson (Universiteit Leiden)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 323g
ISBN: 9781009699808
ISBN 10: 1009699806
Series: The Global Middle East
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 19 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christian Henderson is an assistant professor at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies at Leiden University, Netherlands. His research focuses on the agrarian political economy and the political ecology of the Middle East and North Africa. His work has previously been published in Globalizations, New Political Economy, Journal of Peasant Studies and Environment and Planning A.