On Saudi Arabia : its people, past, religion, fault lines--and future
House, Karen Elliott
On Saudi Arabia : its people, past, religion, fault lines--and future / Karen Elliott House - First edition - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , c2012. - x, 308 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289).
Fragile -- Al Saud survival skills -- Islam : dominant and divided -- The social labyrinth -- Females and fault lines -- The young and the restless -- Princes -- Failing grades -- Plans, paralysis, and poverty -- Outcasts -- ... and outlaws -- Succession -- Saudi scenarios -- On pins and needles -- Endgame.
With revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East, the world watches with trepidation as the aged princes at the head of the House of Saud struggle to maintain a precarious balance. Because Saudi Arabia produces fully one of every four barrels of oil sold on the world market, what happens in this most veiled of Arab societies will affect not only the future of 19 million Saudis but also the stability and prosperity of the global economy, and it will touch the lives of every citizen in the world.
9780307272164
2012018977
Al Saud, House of.
Saudi Arabia----Civilization
Saudi Arabia----Politics and government
Saudi Arabia----Social life and customs
Saudi Arabia----Religion
DS215 / .H68 2012
953.8 HOU
On Saudi Arabia : its people, past, religion, fault lines--and future / Karen Elliott House - First edition - New York : Alfred A. Knopf , c2012. - x, 308 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289).
Fragile -- Al Saud survival skills -- Islam : dominant and divided -- The social labyrinth -- Females and fault lines -- The young and the restless -- Princes -- Failing grades -- Plans, paralysis, and poverty -- Outcasts -- ... and outlaws -- Succession -- Saudi scenarios -- On pins and needles -- Endgame.
With revolutionary fervor sweeping the Middle East, the world watches with trepidation as the aged princes at the head of the House of Saud struggle to maintain a precarious balance. Because Saudi Arabia produces fully one of every four barrels of oil sold on the world market, what happens in this most veiled of Arab societies will affect not only the future of 19 million Saudis but also the stability and prosperity of the global economy, and it will touch the lives of every citizen in the world.
9780307272164
2012018977
Al Saud, House of.
Saudi Arabia----Civilization
Saudi Arabia----Politics and government
Saudi Arabia----Social life and customs
Saudi Arabia----Religion
DS215 / .H68 2012
953.8 HOU
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