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050	0	0	_aDS215 _b.H68 2012
082	0	0	_a953.8 HOU
100	1		_aHouse, Karen Elliott
245	1	0	_aOn Saudi Arabia _b: its people, past, religion, fault lines--and future _c/ Karen Elliott House
250			_aFirst edition
260			_aNew York _b: Alfred A. Knopf _c, c2012.
300			_ax, 308 p. _b: ill., map _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-289).
505			_aFragile -- 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.
520			_aWith 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.
600	3	0	_aAl Saud, House of.
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _x--Civilization
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _x--Politics and government
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _x--Social life and customs
651		0	_aSaudi Arabia _x--Religion
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