Saudi Arabia A Modern History

Commins, David

ISBN 10: 0300258054 / ISBN 13: 9780300258059

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2025

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00101788622

Inhaltsangabe:

A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day
 
Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, a major player on the international stage and the site of Islam’s two holiest cities. It is also one of the world’s only absolute monarchies. How did Saudi Arabia get to where it is today?
 
In this comprehensive account, David Commins narrates the full history of Saudi Arabia from oasis emirate to present-day attempts to leap to a post-petroleum economy. Moving through the ages, Commins traces how the Saud dynasty’s reliance on sectarianism, foreign expertise, and petroleum to stabilize power has unintentionally spawned secular and religious movements seeking accountability and justice. He incorporates the experiences of activists, women, religious minorities, Bedouin, and expatriate workers as the country transformed from subsistence agrarian life to urban consumer society.
 
This is a perceptive portrait of Saudi Arabia’s complex and evolving story—and a country that is all too easily misunderstood.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: David Commins

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Saudi Arabia A Modern History
Verlag: Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good