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050 0 _aDS244.63
_b.W55 1994
100 1 _aWilson, Peter W.
245 1 0 _aSaudi Arabia :
_bthe coming storm /
_cPeter W. Wilson, Douglas F. Graham.
260 _aArmonk, N.Y. :
_bM.E. Sharpe,
_c1994.
300 _axi, 289 p. :
_bmap ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index.
505 0 _a1. 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.
651 0 _aSaudi Arabia
_xHistory.
700 1 _aGraham, Douglas,
_d1955-
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