| Description |
xiv, 257 p. : maps ; 23 cm |
| Subject |
Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government
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| Summary |
"The Saudi Enigma illustrates the emerging autonomous - and Islamic - manifestations of Saudi national identity, fiercely reformist rather than medieval, complex and varied rather than merely a justification or support for the rule of the al-Saud royal family. Underlying Menoret's account is a sophisticated economic history of the Saudi state, from the eighteenth century to the present day, which details all the alliances and manoeuvres that have brought the country and its rulers to their current precarious position."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-248) and index |
| ISBN |
1842776045 (cased) |
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9781842776049 (cased) |
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1842776053 |
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9781842776056 |
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9953140707 (Lebanon) |
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9789953140704 (Lebanon) |
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