Madawi al-Rasheed (University of London)

A History of Saudi Arabia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition covers the political, economic and social developments in Saudi Arabia since 9/11 to the present day.

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This second edition analyses the challenges, both internal and external, facing Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century. Two new chapters and an updated conclusion bring the history of Saudi Arabia up to the present day, analysing the political, economic and social developments in the aftermath of 9/11.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780521747547
• ISBN-10: 0521747546
• Artikelnr.: 26552512

Autorenporträt

Madawi Al-Rasheed is Professor of Anthropology of Religion at King's College, London. She specialises in Saudi history, politics, religion and society. Her recent publications include Contesting the Saudi State (2007) and Kingdom without Borders (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Society and politics, 1744-1818 and 1824-91
2. The emerging state, 1902-32
3. Control and loyalty, 1932-53
4. The politics of dissent, 1953-73
5. From affluence to austerity, 1973-90
6. The Gulf War and its aftermath, 1990-2000
7. Narratives of the state, narratives of the people
8. The challenges of a new era
9. Modernising authoritarian rule.