The Kingdom: Arabia & The House of Sa'ud - Hardcover

Lacey, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151472602 ISBN 13: 9780151472604

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1982

Synopsis

Examines the history, society, politics, and oil-based economics of Saudi Arabia and its role and influence in today's world and portrays the members of the ruling family

About this title

About the Author:

ROBERT LACEY is the coauthor of The Year 1000 and the author of such bestselling books as Majesty, The Kingdom, and The Queen Mother's Century. He lives in London.

From AudioFile:

Robert Lacy meticulously presents the gargantuan saga of the Al Sa'ud family and their Kingdom, Sa'udi Arabia. The sheer complexity of the material and the inaccessibility of Arabic nomenclature make this a very difficult book to present in audio. To keep facts straight, the listener needs the detailed appendices provided in the written format. Frederick Davidson's well-paced, crisp and forthright reading commands the listener's attention, and his able attempts at varied accents are welcome. Ironically, the supercilious edge to his voice reiterates the patronizing and dismissive attitude of the Western superpowers towards the Sa'udis before the 1973 oil crisis. B.M.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0151472602
• ISBN 13: 9780151472604
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 630