Politics and Society in Saudi Arabia: The Crucial Years of Development, 1960-1982

by S. Izraeli and Sarah Yizraeli

This book provides readers with the essential context and background for a real understanding of modern Saudi Arabia. Yizraeli examines a rarely-studied topic: Saudi royal family decision-making in the process of building a modern state. She tracks in detail the internal deliberations in the formative years of development in the Kingdom, when priorities were defined. This unique strategy was first formulated by the royal family in a document known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199327556
• ISBN13: 9780199327553
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher