The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

 

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


by David E. Long (Author)

 

Hardback

ISBN: 9780813014715

 

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This portrait of Saudi Arabia discusses the people, their religion, culture, history, politics, economics and foreign policy, and depicts the often contradictory impulses of a country committed to both modernization and to the values of a traditional society.


David Long's portrait of Saudi Arabia depicts the kingdom as one of the least understood countries in the world. This survey encompasses the many facets of Saudi life - the land and people, their religion and culture, the country's history, politics, economics and foreign policy. Drawing upon extensive firsthand experience of the kingdom, Long depicts the often contradictory impulses of a country committed both to modernization and to the values of a traditional society. Alongside his discussion of oil and the Saudi economy, for example, is a chapter on the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage, to Makkah. Additional chapters explore the intricacies of the Saudi monarchy, the potential threat of Islamic fundamentalist revolutionaries, and the enormous impact of runaway population growth. Perhaps more significantly, Long attempts to see things from a Saudi point of view. Neither a polemicist nor an apologist, he explores his fascination with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia - its successes and foibles, and most of all, its resiliency in response to the pressures of modernization and social change.


 

ISBN 813014719
ISBN13 9780813014715
Publisher University Press of Florida
Format Hardback
Publication date 30/04/1997
Pages 192
Weight (grammes) 440
Published in United States
Height (mm) 229
Width (mm) 152

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