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020			_a9780511993510 (ebook)
020			_z9780521761284 (hardback)
020			_z9780521747547 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aDS224.52 _b.A43 2010
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100	1		_aal-Rasheed, Madawi, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA History of Saudi Arabia / _cMadawi al-Rasheed.
250			_a2nd ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (342 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis updated edition analyses the challenges, both internal and external, facing Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century. Two new chapters discuss the political, economic and social developments in the aftermath of 9/11, painting a vivid picture of a country shocked by terrorism and condemned by the international community. Madawi Al-Rasheed reveals that fragmentation of royal politics, a failing economy and fermenting Islamist dissent posed serious threats to state and society in 2001. She assesses the consequent state reforms introduced under pressure of terrorism, international scrutiny and a social mobilisation of men, women and minorities struggling to shape their future against a background of repression and authoritarian rule. While Saudi Arabia is still far from establishing a fourth state, there are signs that the people are ready for a serious change that will lead them to a state of institutions rather than princes.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521761284
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511993510
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38547 _d38547