Saudi Arabia: Society, Government and the Gulf Crisis

by Mordechai Abir

Overview

This much-revised edition of Professor Abir's Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era now includes consideration of both Gulf Wars. Abir examines the social and political forces that have shaped Saudi Arabia, including the impact of Islam and of Westernization, drawing heavily on Saudi sources. There is also essential analysis of regional security dilemmas and of the country's prospects in the post-Gulf War era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317799337
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	751 KB

About the Author

Mordechai Abir

Table of Contents

Part I Ruling Class and Elites in Saudi Arabia; Chapter 1 The Consolidation of the Ruling Class; Chapter 2 Modern Education and The Rise of New Elites; Part II Modernisation and Struggle for Political Reform; Chapter 3 The Reign of Saud (1953–64); Chapter 4 The Reign of Faysal (1964–75); Chapter 5 Power Struggle, Modernisation and Reaction (1975–80); Chapter 6 The Zenith of the New Elites’ Power; Chapter 7 The Reign of King Fahd; Part III Crises in the Gulf; Chapter 8 Saudi Arabia and the Iran-Iraq War; Chapter 9 Prelude to the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis; Chapter 10 Saudi Arabia and the War with Iraq; Chapter 11 Demands for Sociopolitical Change in the Post-War Era; Chapter 12 Oil and Gulf Security; Chapter 13 Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

‘I know of no book written in English that does so much to explain one of the most complex, important and closed societies in the world' - Anthony H. Cordesman, senior aide to the US Senate Appropriation Committee and Gulf security consultant

Of the previous edition: ‘This revealing political analysis of contemporary Saudi nation-building is packed with information and insight and deserves a wide readership' - Arab Book World

‘Abir's analysis is clear, well-researched, judicious.' - Fred Halliday, Middle Eastern Studies

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