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OverviewThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia now has been under the spotlight of Western curiosity for more than 80 years. With each succeeding year, it seems to encounter increasing scrutiny and deepening suspicions about its intentions. Mre than 15% of the world's total oil reserves lie underneath Saudi Arabia and, in the early 1990s, the kingdom became the world's largest crude oil producer. Not surprisingly, a world highly dependent on oil regards the desert kingdom as an area of intense strategic concern, as reflected in the coalition of forces assembled on Saudi soil to oust Iraq from Kuwait in 1991, its role in the invasion of Saddam Husayn's Iraq in 2003, and its shared concern with the West over Iran's nuclear intentions throughout the 21st century. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Saudi Arabia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J.E. PetersonPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Edition: Third Edition Dimensions: Width: 16.70cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.934kg ISBN: 9781538119792ISBN 10: 153811979 Pages: 524 Publication Date: 06 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsEditor's Foreword Jon Woronoff Acknowledgements Reader's Note Acronyms and Abbreviations Maps Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendix A: Rulers in the Al Sa'ud Dynasty Appendix B: The Al Sa'ud: Relationship of Cadet Branches Appendix C: Prominent Descendants of Imam 'Abd Al-Rahman bin Faysal Appendix D: Prominent Descendants of King 'Abd Al-'Aziz bin 'Abd Al-Rahman Appendix E: Al-Hashimi Sharifs of Makkah and Their Descendants Appendix F: The Cabinet Appendix G: The Basic Law of Saudi Arabia Appendix H: Statistical Tables Bibliography About the AuthorReviewsAuthor InformationJ.E. Peterson is a historian and political analyst specializing in the states and international relations of the Arabian Peninsula. He has taught at universities in the United States and France and written extensively on all seven countries of the peninsula. His latest books are The Emergence of the Gulf States: Studies in Modern History and Saudi Arabia Under Ibn Saud: Economic and Financial Foundations of the State. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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