Beschreibung:
This much-revised edition of Professor Abir's Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era now includes consideration of both Gulf Wars. Abir examines the social and political forces that have shaped Saudi Arabia, including the impact of Islam and of Westernization, drawing heavily on Saudi sources. There is also essential analysis of regional security dilemmas and of the country's prospects in the post-Gulf War era.
Part I Ruling Class and Elites in Saudi Arabia; Chapter 1 The Consolidation of the Ruling Class; Chapter 2 Modern Education and The Rise of New Elites; Part II Modernisation and Struggle for Political Reform; Chapter 3 The Reign of Saud (1953-64); Chapter 4 The Reign of Faysal (1964-75); Chapter 5 Power Struggle, Modernisation and Reaction (1975-80); Chapter 6 The Zenith of the New Elites' Power; Chapter 7 The Reign of King Fahd; Part III Crises in the Gulf; Chapter 8 Saudi Arabia and the Iran-Iraq War; Chapter 9 Prelude to the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis; Chapter 10 Saudi Arabia and the War with Iraq; Chapter 11 Demands for Sociopolitical Change in the Post-War Era; Chapter 12 Oil and Gulf Security; Chapter 13 Conclusion;