| Description |
xvi, 446 pages ; maps ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
I. The Oil Boom, 1974-1980. 1. The Coming of a Foreigner. 2. The Magic Kingdom. 3. Managing the Boom. 4. Servants of God. 5. Living with Islam. 6. Bedouin Pride. 7. The Shackles of Sex. 8. Mysteries of the Hareem. 9. Putting the Saudis to Work. 10. The Royal Tribe. 11. There Was No Tomorrow -- II. The Twilight, 1980 and Beyond. 12. The Press: Pride and Denial. 13. Jail: A Clear and Present Danger. 14. Swords and Missiles: The Search for Security. 15. The World Creeps Closer. 16. The New Realities. 17. Castles of Sand. 18. Stalled Between Seasons |
| Summary |
"Sandra Mackey lived in Saudi Arabia for four years, ostensibly - as far as the authorities knew - as the wife of an American doctor. But she saw things and traveled to places rarely seen by an outsider (let alone a Western woman), and writing under the aliases Michael Collins and Justin Coe she successfully smuggled out a series of crucial articles on Saudi culture and politics." |
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"The Saudis offers a panorama of Saudi life, chronicling Mackey's extraordinary travels and experiences, and depicting Saudi Arabia's strange metamorphosis from a backward desert kingdom into a world power. In this skillful and thorough examination, Mackey reveals the schizophrenic nature of a country in transformation: grappling with modernity, coming to terms with its own wealth, and battling to maintain a position of influence in a new world. With a new introduction and afterword, The Saudis provides essential background to the Saudi crisis as the country finds itself the mother state of international terrorism."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1987. With new introd |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social change -- Saudi Arabia.
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| SUBJECT |
Saudi Arabia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80131611
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| LC no. |
2002075388 |
| ISBN |
0393324176 paperback |
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