Saudi Arabia in the balance
Subtitle: political economy, society, foreign affairs
By: Paul Aarts, Gerd Nonneman, editors.
Contributors: Aarts, Paul, 1949-; Nonneman, Gerd.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9780814707173
Subjects: Opposition (Political science) -- Saudi Arabia.; Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations.; Saudi Arabia -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.      ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Paul Aarts and Gerd Nonneman; title: Ideology and change; title: The Wahhabi ulama and the Saudi state: 1745 to the present / Guido Steinberg; title: Islamo-liberal politics in Saudi Arabia / Stéphane Lacroix; title: The war of ideas: education in Saudi Arabia / Michaela Prokop; title: Political economy; title: Saudi Arabia's economy: the challenge of reform / Monica Malik and Tim Niblock; title: Segmented clientelism: the political economy of Saudi economic reform efforts / Steffen Hertog; title: From private sector to national bourgeoisie: Saudi Arabian business / Giacomo Luciani; title: Regime and opposition; title: Circles of power: royals and society in Saudi Arabia / Madawi al-Rasheed; title: Checks, balances and transformation in the Saudi political system / Iris Glosemeyer; title: Political opposition in Saudi Arabia / Abdulaziz Sager; title: The "cycle of contention" and the limits of terrorism in Saudi Arabia / Roel Meijer; title: External relations; title: Determinants and patterns of Saudi foreign policy: "omnibalancing" and "relative autonomy" in multiple environments / Gerd Nonneman; title: Coping with regional challenges: a case study of crown prince Abdullah's peace initiative / Yossi Kostiner; title: Understanding US-Saudi relations / Rachel Bronson; title: Events versus trends: the role of energy and security in sustaining the US-Saudi relationship / Paul Aarts; title: Conclusions / Paul Aarts and Gerd Nonneman; title: Index.