04716nam 2200601 a 450 991081349460332120240405144142.0979-82-16-01092-0979-82-16-14164-81-283-30356-697866133035611-59884-572-110.5040/9798216010920(OCoLC)759597815(MiFhGG)GVRL5389(MiAaPQ)EBC1887856(OCoLC)775029411(DLC)BP9798216010920BC(CKB)2550000000062944(EXLCZ)99255000000006294420110516d2012 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrSaudi Arabia /Sherifa Zuhur1st ed.Santa Barbara, Calif. :ABC-CLIO,2012.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (xviii, 538 pages) illustrations, mapsMiddle East in focusDescription based on print version record.1-59884-571-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Geography; The Geology of Petroleum; The Deserts; Water; Climate; Fauna; Flora; Environment and Pollution; Historic and Modern Divisions; 2. History; Timeline; The Rise of Islam; Muslim Dynasties; Later Muslim Dynasties and the Arabian Region; Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and the First Sa'udi State; The Second Sa'udi Realm (1824-1891); 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Sa'ud (Ibn Sa'ud) and the Forging of Saudi Arabia; King Sa'ud ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz; The Reign of Faysal ibn 'Abd al-'AzizThe Reign of Khalid ibn 'Abd al-'AzizSaudi Arabia under King Fahd; The Gulf War; Reactions to the Gulf War; The War on Terrorism and the Global War on Terror; The Reign of King 'Abdullah; 3. Government and Politics; The King; The Crown Prince; The Royal Diwan; The Council of Ministers; The Majlis al-Shura; Judiciary and Legal System; Civil Service Board and Independent Agencies; Regional and Municipal Government; The 'Ulama; Family and Tribal Infl uences; National (Meeting for Intellectual) Dialogue; Domestic Political Issues; Foreign Policy; Broader Saudi Arabian Foreign Policy; 4. EconomyOverviewEconomic Planning; Industry; The Private Sector and the State; Labor; Trade and Finance; Taxation; Investment; Banking and Financial Systems; Economic Outreach and Aid; 5. Society; Religion and Law; Islamic Law; Islamic Duties; Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab; The 'Ulama; Governmental Religious Departments; Shi'a Muslims in Saudi Arabia; Other Competing Ideologies; Social Classes and Ethnicity; Overview; Bias in Social Information; Modern Societal Studies; Ethnicity versus Nationality; Tribalism; Endogamy; Tribal Values; Religious Elite; Merchants; Religious Minorities; SlaveryRacial RelationsTraditional Social Values; Age; Gender and Social Status; Modernization and Society; Foreign Workers; Poverty; The Royal Family; Women and Marriage; Women and Education; Restrictions; Expansion; Employment; Rules and Expectations; Guardianship; Guardianship and Marriage; Social Equivalence and Polygyny; Divorce; Abuse; Rape; Dress; Servants; Education; Overview; Universities; Separate Gender Education; International Schools; Education and Aramco; Shi'a Higher Education and Activism; Islamic Education; Critiques of Islamic Education; Learning by Other Means; 6. CultureLanguageLanguage Features; Numbers; Features of Arabic; Etiquette; Coff ee; Gestures; Gifts; Clothing; Deportment and Segregation of the Sexes; Business; Bargaining; Photographs; Weddings and Funerals; Literature; The Impact of the Qur'an; Ghazal Poetry; Folk or Vernacular Poetry and Lyrics; Early-Modern Arab Literature; Modern Poetry, Novels, and Short Stories; Theater and Drama; Later Novels; Theater in Private Spaces; Visual Art and Film; Photography; Young Artists; Film; Music and Dance; Music: General Features; Popular Music Industry; Traditional Musical Forms; Large-Ensemble MusicStyles of Hijaz and Asir This book describes all aspects of Saudi Arabia, including its government, economy, society, and culture, as well as its role in the Middle East and its position internationally. Middle East in focus series.Saudi Arabia953.8Zuhur Sherifa791208DLCDLCUtOrBLWBOOK9910813494603321Saudi Arabia4023156UNINA