Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia
by Robert Lacey
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages432 pages
ISBN
9780670021185
Published
2009
Description
What happened in the Middle East's oil-rich powerhouse while we weren't looking? Saudi arabia is a country defined by paradox. It's a modern state driven by contemporary technology & possessed of vast oil deposits, yet i...What happened in the Middle East's oil-rich powerhouse while we weren't looking? Saudi arabia is a country defined by paradox. It's a modern state driven by contemporary technology & possessed of vast oil deposits, yet its powerful religious establishment would have its customs & practices rolled back 1000 years to match those of the prophet muhammad.
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