A History of Saudi Arabia

Al-Rasheed, Madawi, Illustrated by:

ISBN 10: 0521644127 / ISBN 13: 9780521644129

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Some rubbing & edgewear; small creases & some scratches; some yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. 255 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Saudi Arabia
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521644127
• ISBN 13: 9780521644129
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: VG to VG-
• Seller catalogs:
  • History

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Synopsis

Saudi Arabia is a wealthy and powerful country which exerts influence in the West and across the Islamic world. Yet it remains a closed society. The author traces its history from the age of emirates in the nineteenth century to the present day. Fusing chronology with analysis, personal experience with oral histories, she illuminates the social and cultural life of the Saudis. This rich and rewarding book will be invaluable to students as well as others trying to understand the enigma of Saudi Arabia.

About the Author

Madawi Al-Rasheed is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at King's College, University of London. Her publications include Politics in an Arabian Oasis (1991) and Iraqi Assyrian Christians in London (1998).