Kingdom Without Borders: Saudi Arabia's Political, Religious, and Media Frontiers (Columbia/Hurst)
One of the best scholars on Saudi Arabia today, Madawi Al-Rasheed brings new and veteran observers together to examine contemporary Saudi Arabia. These contributors adopt a post-9/11 approach that takes a hard look at the country without being beholden to its rulers. In a way, these scholars are just as globalized as the new Saudi Arabia, and this strengthens their analysis.(Joshua Teitelbaum, senior research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University)