State, society, and economy in Saudi Arabia /edited by Tim Niblock.

State, society, and economy in Saudi Arabia /edited by Tim Niblock. - New York : St. Martin's Press, (c)1982. - 314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The ideological basis : Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's Muslim revivalism The precarious monarchy : Britain, Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud and the establishment of the kingdom of Hijaz, Najd and its dependencies, 1925-1932 King Abd al-Aziz's changing relationship with the Gulf states during the 1930s Social structure and the development of the Saudi Arabian political system Secular and religious opposition in Saudi Arabia A curious and close liaison : Saudi Arabia's relations with the United States Aspects of Saudi Arabia's relations with other Gulf States Social change in modern Saudi Arabia Sedentarisation as a means of detribalisation : some policies of the Saudi Arabian government towards the nomads The domestic political economy of development in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's oil policy in the 1970s - its origins, implementation and implications The Saudi Arabian petrochemical industry : its rationale and effectiveness The evolution of the Saudi banking system and its relationship with Bahrain Derek Hopwood -- Peter Sluglett and Marion Farouk-Sluglett -- Rosemarie Said Zahlan -- Tim Niblock -- James Buchan -- Fred Halliday -- John Duke Anthony -- Shirley Kay -- Ugo Fabietti -- J.S. Birks and C.A. Sinclair -- Paul Stevens -- H.G. Hambleton -- Rodney Wilson.



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