The Saudis

Mackey, Sandra

ISBN 10: 0451170512 / ISBN 13: 9780451170514

Published by Signet, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Saudis
• Publisher: Signet
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451170512
• ISBN 13: 9780451170514
• Binding: mass_market
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

"A rare first-hand glimpse into the hidden realm of Saudi social and public life."â The New York Times

Sandra Mackey lived in Saudi Arabia for four years, and as far as the authorities knew, she was simply the wife of an American doctor. But she saw things and traveled to places rarely viewed by any outsider, let alone a Western woman, and she succeeded in smuggling out a series of crucial articles on Saudi culture and politics. The Saudis offers a fascinating portrait of Saudi life, chronicling Mackey's extraordinary travels and experiences and depicting Saudi Arabia's strange metamorphosis from backward desert kingdom to world power. Mackey reveals the chaos of a country in transformation: grappling with modernity, coming to terms with its own wealth, and battling to maintain an influential stance in an altogether new world. This updated edition provides the essential background to the new Saudi crisis as the mother state of international terrorism.

About the Author

Sandra Mackey is a veteran journalist who has written many books on the Middle East, including The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein, The Saudis, and The Iranians. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.