Saudi Arabia, 1975-2020 / / edited by Anthony Axon, Susan Hewitt.

• Superior document: Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World
• TeilnehmendeR: Hewitt, Susan (Editor),; Axon, Anthony,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (783 pages)

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1975/76 -- 1977 -- 1978 -- 1979 -- 1980 -- 1981 -- 1982 -- 1983 -- 1984 -- 1985 -- 1986 -- 1987 -- 1988 -- 1989 -- 1990 -- 1991/92 -- 1993/94 -- 1995 -- 1996 -- 1997 -- 1998 -- 1999 -- 2000 -- 2001/02 -- 2003/04 -- 2005 -- 2006 -- 2007 -- 2008 -- 2009 -- 2010 -- 2011/12 -- 2013 -- 2014/15 -- 2016 -- 2017 -- 2018 -- 2019 -- 2020 -- The Islamic Calendar -- Arabic Naming Practice -- Notes -- Timeline -- Country Profile -- Bibliography -- Index.