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Author:   Alexei Vassiliev
Publisher:   Saqi Books
Imprint:   Saqi Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.980kg
ISBN:  

9780863566899

ISBN 10:   0863566898
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   14 January 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 11 Chapter One The Delicate Youth on a Fiery Horse 15 Chapter Two The Father 33 Chapter Three An Adolescent Discovers the Big, Big World 61 Chapter Four From Youngster to Statesman 75 Chapter Five Viceroy of Hijaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Military Commander 93 Chapter Six Oil and Gold 124 Chapter Seven Faisal and Iffat, Iffat and Faisal 133 Chapter Eight World War Two and the Discovery of America 152 chapter nine The Autumn and Winter of the Patriarch 175 Chapter Ten My Brother, My King, My Sorrow 199 Chapter Eleven The Pendulum: Premiership to Dismissal to Deputy Premiership 228 Chapter Twelve To Be or Not to Be 244 Chapter Thirteen The Road to the Throne - Without Bloodshed 262 Chapter Fourteen King at Last 277 Chapter Fifteen Nasser and the Yemen Trap 302 hapter Sixteen The Six-Day War 315 Chapter Seventeen Two Yemens: A Headache, but No Threat 328 Chapter Eighteen Political Realities, Old and New 341 Chapter Nineteen Al-Aqsa Ablaze 349 Chapter Twenty Taming Aramco 360 Chapter Twenty-One Death of Nasser, Rise of Sadat 371 Chapter Twenty-Two The Year 1973: Five to Twelve 380 Chapter Twenty-Three The 1973 War 394 Chapter Twenty-Four 1973: The Embargo 404 Chapter Twenty-Five ""The Mightiest of Arab Rulers"" 414 Chapter Twenty-Six Poitiers, American-Style? 428 Chapter Twenty-Seven A New Relationship with the US 436 Chapter Twenty-Eight Financial Might: Beyond the Possible 447 Chapter Twenty-Nine Storm of Change: the King Is Assassinated 456 Epilogue 469 Endnotes 481

Reviews

Praise for The History of Saudi Arabia isbn: 9780863563997 (A Choice Outstanding Academic Book): 'It will become required reading for all those interested in the country's shaping and development over the past two centuries.' Tim Niblock 'An authoritative insight into the historical roots and modern political and social history of Saudi Arabia' Boutros Boutros-Ghali 'Combines a wealth of fascinating detail with rigorous and penetrating analysis.' Bernard Lewis 'If you read or own just one book on Saudi Arabia, make sure it is this one.' Middle East Quarterly

'A masterpiece of scholarship - brings to life the legacy of one of Saudi Arabia's most interesting and also influential figures. This book, clearly a result of years of research and reflection, is the most comprehensive and accomplished account of King Faisal's upbringing, his youth, and reign.' Professor Anoush Ehteshami, Durham University

Author Information

Alexei Vassiliev is an eminent Russian scholar and writer whose professional career has focused on the Arab world. He was the Middle East correspondent for Pravda for ten years. He is currently Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author location: Moscow, Russia Alexei Vassiliev is Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His books include the critically acclaimed The History of Saudi Arabia, winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Book award (Saqi).

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