Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis

Title: Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis
Author: John R Bradley
H: 1706443
ISBN: 9781403964335
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: Fourth Edition
Number of Pages: 240
Section: Political Science | History & Theory | General
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Publisher Description: Saudi Arabia: land of oil, terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, and a crucial American ally. As the only Western journalist to have extensively worked in the Saudi Kingdom, John R. Bradley is uniquely able to expose the turmoil that is shaking the House of Saud to its foundations. From the heart of the secretive Islamic kingdom's urban centers to its most remote mountainous terrain, from the homes of royalty to the slums of its poorest inhabitants, he provides intimate details and reveals underlying regional, religious, and tribal rivalries. Bradley highlights tensions generated by social change, focuses on the educational system, the increasing restlessness of Saudi youth faced with limited opportunities for cultural and political expression, and the predicament of Saudi women seeking opportunities but facing constraints. What are the implications for the Sauds and the West? This book offers a startling look at the present predicament and a troubling view of the future.