num_pages: 631
description: Follows the line of the Saudi succession from its 19th-century origins to the present &amp; chronicles the nation's ruling families' progression to an oil superpower.IllustrationsMaps &amp; ChartsWelcome to the KingdomNotesGlossary1: The desert2: The House of Saʼud 3: The brethren 4: Oil 5: PetropowerAppendix A: The ruling line of the House of SaʼudAppendix B: The sons of Abdul Aziz Appendix C: Prominent princes Appendix D: The relatives of Saʼud al KabeerAppendix E: The Islamic calendar Appendix F: World oil &amp; gas statistics Appendix G: Note on Arabic wordsBibliographySource NotesAcknowledgementsIndex: The House of Sa'udGeneral Index
language: English
title: The Kingdom: Arabia & the House of Sa'ud
titlecomplete: The Kingdom: Arabia & the House of Sa'ud
characters: Ibn Saud, Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
genres: Islam, History, Collections, International Relations, Politics, Political Science, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 543
places: Saudi Arabia
publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers