Politics in an Arabian Oasis: Rashidis of Saudi Arabia

by Madawi AlRasheed  

This text is both a study of the relationships between tribes and state formation, and a political history of central Arabia. It deals with the Rashidi dynasty which in the 19th century emerged among the Shammar camel herders, made the oasis of Hail a capital rivalling Mecca and Medina in fame and prosperity, and attempted to unify central Arabia into a single polity. The author considers why at this particular moment the Shammar became susceptible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860641938
• ISBN13: 9781860641930
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"