House, Karen Elliott <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289). 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307272164 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012018977 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Al Saud, House of.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Saudi Arabia----Civilization<br/>Saudi Arabia----Politics and government<br/>Saudi Arabia----Social life and customs<br/>Saudi Arabia----Religion
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS215  / .H68 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>953.8 HOU