Reviews"It will become required reading for all those interested in the country's shaping and development over the past two centuries." -Tim Niblock,Director, Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham, It will become required reading for all those interested in the country's shaping and development over the past two centuries., "An outstanding book: a study of the Saudi state rich in historical documentation. Comprehensive and measured." -Fred Halliday, "An outstanding book: a study of the Saudi state rich in historical documentation. Comprehensive and measured." - Fred Halliday, "If you read or own just one book on Saudi Arabia, make sure it is this one." -Middle East Quarterly, "An outstanding book: a study of the Saudi state rich in historical documentation. Comprehensive and measured." - Fred Halliday ,, "It will become required reading for all those interested in the country's shaping and development over the past two centuries." - Tim Niblock, Director, Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham, "If you read or own just one book on Saudi Arabia, make sure it is this one." - Middle East Quarterly ,, "If you read or own just one book on Saudi Arabia, make sure it is this one." - Middle East Quarterly, An outstanding book: a study of the Saudi state rich in historical documentation. Comprehensive and measured.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal953.8
SynopsisBased on a wealth of Arab, Western, and Eastern European sources and spanning the entire history of Saudi Arabia, Alexei Vassiliev's account will stand as the definitive account of the Arabian peninsula's dominant state., "If you read or own just one book on Saudi Arabia, make sure it is this one." (Middle East Quarterly)Based on a wealth of Arab, Western, and Eastern European sources and spanning the entire history of Saudi Arabia, Alexei Vassiliev's account will stand as the definitive account of the Arabian peninsula's dominant state.