Saudi Arabia :

Wilson, Peter W.

Saudi Arabia : the coming storm / Peter W. Wilson, Douglas F. Graham. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 1994. - xi, 289 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index.

1. Land and People : Location and Borders - Physical Characteristics - People and Population - Ethnographic Divisions -- 2. The Political System : Background and History - The Fall of the Ikhwan - The Last Years of Abdulaziz - The Years of Saud - The Boom Years and Political Troubles - The Mosque Uprising of 1979 - Fahd and Change - The House of Saud's Dilemma -- 3. Foreign Relations : Background and History - The Beginning of the Special Relationship - The Advent of Riyal Politik - Faisal's Foreign Policy - The Post-Faisal Era - Saudi Diplomacy during the Kuwait Crisis - Post-Desert Storm Strategies -- 4. Military and Security Forces : Background - The Boom Buildup - Service Overview - Operation Desert Storm and Its Aftermath - Remaining Difficulties -- 5. The Saudi Economy : Background - The Boom Years - The Recession of the 1980s - The Impact of Operation Desert Storm - Key Economic Problems - Sectoral Overview -- 6. Social Issues : Social Trends - The Status of Women - Human Rights - Labor Issues.

1563243946 (alk. paper) 1563243954 (pbk.)


Saudi Arabia--History.

DS244.63 / .W55 1994

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