Inside the Kingdom : kings, clerics, modernists, terrorists, and the struggle for Saudi Arabia / Robert Lacey.

Tracing a path through the Persian Gulf War and the events of 9/11 to the oil market convulsions of today, "Inside the Kingdom" gives readers a modern history of the Saudis in their own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly...

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Main Author: Lacey, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2009.
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Summary:Tracing a path through the Persian Gulf War and the events of 9/11 to the oil market convulsions of today, "Inside the Kingdom" gives readers a modern history of the Saudis in their own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly changing world.
Item Description:Sequel to: The Kingdom. New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982, c1981.
Physical Description:xxiii, 404 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-380) and index.
ISBN:9780670021185
0670021180