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David Commins Saudi Arabia (Hardback). Author: David Commins. It is also one of the world’s only absolute monarchies. Title: Saudi Arabia. This is a perceptive portrait of Saudi Arabia’s complex and evolving story—and a country that is all too easily misunderstood. Further DetailsTitle: Saudi Arabia Condition: New Subtitle: A Modern History Author: David Commins Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 0300258054 EAN: 9780300258059 ISBN: 9780300258059 Publisher: Yale University Press Genre: History Release Date: 03/11/2025 Description: A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, a major player on the international stage and the site of Islam’s two holiest cities. It is also one of the world’s only absolute monarchies. How did Saudi Arabia get to where it is today? In this comprehensive account, David Commins narrates the full history of Saudi Arabia from oasis emirate to present-day attempts to leap to a post-petroleum economy. Moving through the ages, Commins traces how the Saud dynasty’s reliance on sectarianism, foreign expertise, and petroleum to stabilize power has unintentionally spawned secular and religious movements seeking accountability and justice. He incorporates the experiences of activists, women, religious minorities, Bedouin, and expatriate workers as the country transformed from subsistence agrarian life to urban consumer society. This is a perceptive portrait of Saudi Arabia’s complex and evolving story—and a country that is all too easily misunderstood. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 156mm Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
