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020			_a9781944869182 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aE183 _b.K564 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBenjamin, Medea, _d1952- _e1
245	1	0	_aKingdom of the unjust : _bbehind the U.S.-Saudi connection / _cMedea Benjamin.
260			_aNew York : _bOr Books, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource (240 pages) : _bmap, portraits
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aIntroduction -- _tThe founding of the Saudi state -- _tA religious state without freedom of religion -- _tBeheadings and torture in the Saudi "justice system" -- _tThe struggle of Saudi women for equal rights -- _tThe tragic condition of migrant workers -- _tSpreading Wahhabism, supporting extremism -- _tThe history of Saudi relations with the United States and the west -- _tHow the kingdom relates to its neighbors -- _tThe way forward -- _tAcknowledgements -- _tGlossary for Arabic terms used in Kingdom of the unjust.
520	0		_aIn this book the author researches the nature of the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. In seven succinct chapters followed by a meditation on prospects for change, Benjamin shines a light on one of the weirder, and most important, elements of American foreign policy. What is the origin of this strange alliance between two countries that have very little in common? Why does it persist, and what are its consequences? Why, over a period of decades and across various presidential administrations, has the United States consistently supported a regime shown time and again to be one of the most powerful forces working against American interests? Saudi Arabia is perhaps the single most important source of funds for terrorists worldwide, promoting an extreme interpretation of Islam along with anti-Western sentiment, while brutally repressing non-violent dissidents at home. With extremism spreading across the globe, a reduced U.S. need for Saudi oil, and a thawing of U.S. relations with Iran, the time is right for re-evaluation of America's close ties with the Saudi regime.
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655		1	_aElectronic Books.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell