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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967764603321

Autore

Kostiner Joseph

Titolo

The making of Saudi Arabia, 1916-1936 : from chieftancy to monarchical state / / Joseph Kostiner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

0-19-771446-3

1-280-52615-7

0-19-536070-2

1-4294-0745-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Studies in Middle Eastern history

Disciplina

953.8

Soggetti

Monarchy - Saudi Arabia - History

Saudi Arabia History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In cooperation with the Moshe Dayan Center and the Shiloah Institute for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction; 1. War and Expansion, 1916-1925: Tribes, Rulers, and the British; The Two Arenas of Conflict; The Significance of Ha'il; On War and Proselytism: Some Further Remarks on Khurma, Turaba, and Ibn Sa'ud's Forces; Musical Chairs: Ibn Sa'ud and Rival Rulers; The Subvention Policy; The ""Crawling"" Into the Hijaz; 2. The Struggle Over Internal Consolidation, 1917-1930; Old and New Political Forces: The 'ulama', the umara', and the Ikhwan; At the Northeastern Frontier, 1921-1926; Najd and the Hijaz, 1925-1927; Challenge and Collision, 1927-1930

3. The Saudi State and Its Neighbors, 1930-1936In the Lions' Den; The Fortunes of a Conspiracy; The Mode of Acquiescence; Conclusion; APPENDIX A : The Main Tribes and Tribal Leaders Involved in the Events Covered in This Book; APPENDIX B : The House of Sa'ud Until Ibn Sa'ud's Rule; APPENDIX C : Rulers in Neighboring States During the Period Covered in This Book; APPENDIX D : Maps: Major Settlements, Principal Tribes, and Frontier Zones; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

This historical study describes how Saud, with British backing,



expanded the Saudi state to embrace most of the Arabian peninsula and establish a family monarchy that survives to this day.