The Saudi Enigma: A History

Menoret, Pascal

ISBN 10: 1842776053 / ISBN 13: 9781842776056

Published by Zed Books Ltd, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Saudi Enigma: A History
• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842776053
• ISBN 13: 9781842776056
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Despite speculation about Saudi interests and loyalties that have been directed at the country since 9/11, Arabia remains the key US ally in the Arab Middle East. Ménoret debunks the facile notions about Saudi society, and focuses our attention on present political and economic realities that cannot be reduced to essentialist "tribalist" ideas. Ménoret illustrates the emerging autonomous--and Islamic--manifestations of Saudi national identity, fiercely reformist rather than medieval, complex and varied rather than merely a justification or support for the rule of the al-Saud royal family. Underlying this account is a sophisticated economic history of the Saudi state, from the eighteenth century to the present day, which details all the alliances and manoeuvres that have brought the country and its rulers to their current precarious position.

About the Author

Pascal Menoret is the Renée and Lester Crown Professor of Modern Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. He is an anthropologist and historian who studies urban politics, infrastructure, and protest.