Saudi Arabia : the shape of a client feudalism / / G. L. Simons

• Autore: Simons G. L (Geoffrey Leslie), <1939->
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Macmillan Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Edizione: 1st ed. 1998.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XVI, 415 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.4909538
• Soggetto topico: Human rights - Saudi Arabia; Human rights - Religious aspects - Islam
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Simons describes the current human-rights situation in Saudi Arabia with reference to corruption, the treatment of dissidents, the penal system, the suppression of women, slavery and other aspects. A detailed history, from pre-Islamic times to the present, is provided, with attention to the influence of Mohammed, the Saudi ascendancy, the role of the West, the discovery of oil and the wars in the region. Finally attention is given to the various (economic/political/religious) problems that today face the Saudi regime and to the Saudi response.
• Titolo autorizzato: Saudi Arabia
• ISBN: 0-333-99467-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910693842603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II