Title: Saudi Arabia, with an account of the development of its natural resources,
Authors: Twitchell, K. S. 1885-1968; Jurji, Edward Jabra, 1907-; Jurji, Edward Jabra, 1907-
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Year: 1953
Subjects: Saudi Arabia
Contents: The geographical setting -- Geology, topography and climate -- Agricultural and pastoral wealth -- Minor economic resources -- The water supply -- Transportation and inland routes -- Vital centers of national life -- Architecture and archaeological remains -- The Saudi Arabians -- The house of Saud -- The rise of the Saudi state -- Saudi Arabia in the modern world -- Political administration -- Contact with the west -- Lines of communications -- Oil and mines -- Future commerce and agriculture -- Developments since 1946.