From projecting ideology and influence, to maintaining a notion of `Gulfness’ through the selective exclusion or inclusion of certain beliefs, cultures and people, the notion of Gulfization is increasingly pertinent as Gulf countries occupy a greater political and economic role in wider Middle East politics.

Introduction: Gulfization of the Arab World Marc Owen Jones, Ross Porter and Marc Valeri 1 Gulf Leadership in the Arab World: From Nationalism to Hyper-Nationalism without 'Political Dynamism' Madawi Al-Rasheed 2 Heritage Industries and the UAE's and Qatar's Quest for Regional Cultural Legitimacy Victoria Hightower 3 "Son of Mandazi": National Narratives, Genealogical Purity and Transnational Connections in Modern Oman Irtefa Binte-Farid 4 Maintaining the Order: Contemporary Kuwaitisation Dynamics and their Historical Perspectives Manal Shehabi 5 Contesting the Iranian Revolution as a Turning-Point Discourse in Bahraini Contentious Politics Marc Owen Jones 6 Importing the Revolution: Institutional Change and the Egyptian Presence in Yemen, 1962-1967 Joshua Rogers 7 Kuwaiti-Zubayri Intellectual Relations until the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Rushayd as an Example Abdulrahman Alebrahim List of References About the Contributors