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On Saudi Arabia : its people, past, religion, fault lines--and future / Karen Elliott House

By:

House, Karen Elliott

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , c2012.Edition: First editionDescription: x, 308 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:

9780307272164

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DDC classification:

953.8 HOU

LOC classification:

DS215 .H68 2012

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	953.8 HOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		039097

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289).

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.

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