Join us as we discuss two recently published and long awaited books that bring fresh insight into histories of capitalism, infrastructure and oil in the Middle East, especially the Gulf’s place in global accumulation: Adam Hanieh’s Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the the World Market (Verso, 2024) and Arang Keshavarzian’s Making Space for the Gulf: Histories of Regionalism and the Middle East (Stanford University Press, 2024.

This will be an in-person event with the two authors, who will speak about their books in conversation with one another and with all in attendance. Registration is required for attendance - please register here.