This study of political relations in the Middle East analyzes the reasons behind the instability of the region.
This text analyzes the USSR's interest in the countries of the Persian Gulf. The book places such interest within the context of the USSR's relations with the Arab world and the complexities of power politics.
Saudi Arabia has undergone a rapid social and economic transformation. When Ibn Saud declared the nation a... Læs mere
This much-revised edition of Professor Abir's Saudi Arabia in the Oil Era now includes consideration of both Gulf Wars. Abir examines the social and political forces that have shaped Saudi Arabia, including the impact of Islam and of Westernization.
This book discusses the development of a militant nationalist and middle-class opposition to the Saudi regime. It explores the history of the Saudi oil state in an analysis of the struggle for social and political power in modern Saudi Arabia.