Saudi Arabia, 1975-2020 / / edited by Anthony Axon, Susan Hewitt.
"The fifth in the CAIW series, this title reflects 50 years of experience of Cambridge (UK)-based World of Information, which since 1975 has followed the region's politics and economics. In the period following the Second World War, Saudi Arabia--a curious fusion of medieval theocracy, unr...
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| Superior document: | Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (783 pages) |
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| Summary: | "The fifth in the CAIW series, this title reflects 50 years of experience of Cambridge (UK)-based World of Information, which since 1975 has followed the region's politics and economics. In the period following the Second World War, Saudi Arabia--a curious fusion of medieval theocracy, unruly dictatorship and extrovert wealth--has been called a country of 'superlatives.' The modernisation of the Kingdom's oil industry has been a smooth process: its oilfields are highly sophisticated. However, social modernisation has not kept pace. 'Reform', long a preoccupation among the Peninsula's leaders does not necessarily go hand in hand with religion"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [696]-697) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004512497 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Anthony Axon, Susan Hewitt. |