num_pages: 276
description: Saudi Arabia is a wealthy and powerful country which exerts influence in the West and across the Islamic world. Yet it remains a closed society. The author traces its history from the age of emirates in the nineteenth century to the present day. Fusing chronology with analysis, personal experience with oral histories, she illuminates the social and cultural life of the Saudis. This rich and rewarding book will be invaluable to students as well as others trying to understand the enigma of Saudi Arabia.
language: English
title: A History of Saudi Arabia
titlecomplete: A History of Saudi Arabia
genres: Islam, History, Politics, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 247
publisher: Cambridge University Press